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Glaucoma - Complications
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Definition of 'Glaucoma'An ocular disease, occurring in many forms, having as its primary characteristics an unstable or a sustained increase in the intraocular pressure which the eye cannot withstand without damage to its structure or impairment of its function. The consequences of the increased pressure may be manifested in a variety of symptoms, depending upon type and severity, such as excavation of the optic disk, hardness of the eyeball, corneal anesthesia, reduced visual acuity, seeing of colored halos around lights, disturbed dark adaptation, visual field defects, and headaches. (Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed) |
Monday, November 23, 2009
Prevalence and causes of visual impairment in Chinese adults in urban southern China.
29 Sep 2009 
OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence and causes of visual impairment and blindness in adults living in an urban area of southern China. METHODS: Random cluster sampling was used to identify the adults 50 years and older living in the Liwan district ... Read more...
Clinical measurement and categorization of optic disc in glaucoma patients.
30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: Assessment of optic disc size is an important component of optic nerve head examination. Agreement between different methods of disc size measurements is not very good. PURPOSE: To assess the agreement between the disc size assessed by ... Read more...
5 Aug 2009 PURPOSE: This study was designed to analyze two candidate genes, myocilin (MYOC) and cytochrome P450 1B1 (CYP1B1), in a Chinese pedigree of juvenile glaucoma with goniodysgenesis. METHODS: In a three-generation family of juvenile glaucoma with ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Glaucoma - Complications'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Prevalence and causes of visual impairment in Chinese adults in urban southern China. 29 Sep 2009
- Clinical measurement and categorization of optic disc in glaucoma patients. 30 Aug 2009
- Sequence analysis of MYOC and CYP1B1 in a Chinese pedigree of juvenile glaucoma with goniodysgenesis. 5 Aug 2009
- [Frequency-doubling technology : A new method for determining glaucomatous visual field defects] 30 Jul 2009
- Ex-PRESS miniature glaucoma device implanted under a scleral flap alone or combined with phacoemulsification cataract surgery. 30 Jul 2009
- A tale of two corneal tattoos.
30 Jul 2009 - [What role does the optic disc have in glaucoma ? Checking on the structure of the optic nerve]
19 Jul 2009 - Uveitis in childhood: an Italian clinical and epidemiological study. 29 Jun 2009
- [Functional glaucoma diagnosis] 29 Jun 2009
- Gene and protein expression pilot profiling and biomarkers in an experimental mouse model of hypertensive glaucoma. 31 May 2009
- Pars plana Baerveldt implantation for refractory childhood glaucomas. 30 May 2009
- Optic nerve and optic radiation neurodegeneration in patients with glaucoma: in vivo analysis with 3-T diffusion-tensor MR imaging. 10 May 2009
- Surgical approach to iatrogenic complications of endodontic therapy: a report of 2 cases. 29 Apr 2009
- Literacy and informed consent: a case for literacy screening in glaucoma research. 29 Apr 2009
- Iris morphologic changes related to alpha(1)-adrenergic receptor antagonists implications for intraoperative floppy iris syndrome. 29 Apr 2009
- Recipient risk factors for graft failure in the cornea donor study. 21 Apr 2009
- The disc damage likelihood scale (DDLS): interobserver agreement of a new grading system to assess glaucomatous optic disc damage. 19 Apr 2009
- The red eye: evaluation and management. 6 Apr 2009
- [Functional glaucoma diagnosis] 30 Mar 2009
- Shining a spotlight on glaucoma. 12 Mar 2009
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Technical information about 'Glaucoma'
Definition: An ocular disease, occurring in many forms, having as its primary characteristics an unstable or a sustained increase in the intraocular pressure which the eye cannot withstand without damage to its structure or impairment of its function. The consequences of the increased pressure may be manifested in a variety of symptoms, depending upon type and severity, such as excavation of the optic disk, hardness of the eyeball, corneal anesthesia, reduced visual acuity, seeing of colored halos around lights, disturbed dark adaptation, visual field defects, and headaches. (Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed)
Descriptor UI: D005901
Alternative terms: Glaucoma; Glaucomas;
Related Mesh Headings: Sclerostomy; Trabeculectomy; Filtering Surgery;
Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;
Tree Number: C11.525.381;
Technical Notes: pathol increase in intraocular pressure: differentiate from OCULAR HYPERTENSION ("intraocular pressure above normal & which may lead to glaucoma"); /surg: consider also FILTERING SURGERY or SCLEROSTOMY or TRABECULECTOMY