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Closed-angle glaucoma is a condition in which fluid pressure builds up inside the eye because the fluid, or aqueous humor, that is produced in the anterior chamber at the front of the eye cannot leave the chamber through the usual opening.
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How common is acute angle glaucoma?
Acute angle glaucoma occurs in one in 1,000 individuals
What kinds of glaucoma are there?
There are at least 20 different types of glaucoma. These can be divided into four main types
How do you treat closed-angle glaucoma?
iridectomy
How is acute angle glaucoma diagnosed?
To determine if laser iridotomy is indicated, the surgeon must first determine if and how the angle is occluded.
What demographic groups are at risk for acute angle glaucoma?
Individuals of Asian and Eskimo ancestry appear to be at greater risk of developing it.
What are the two types of glaucoma?
chronic glaucoma acute glaucoma
Is glaucoma in hamsters contagious?
Glaucoma is not contagious.
What are the treatments for open angle glaucoma?
For the treatement of open-angle glaucoma and other types of glaucoma please check: http://www.hfhut.com/glaucoma-the-silent-scourge
What are the treatments for open-angle glaucoma?
For the treatement of open-angle glaucoma and other types of glaucoma please check: http://www.hfhut.com/glaucoma-the-silent-scourge
What does glaucoma attack?
glaucoma makes you permanently blind.
What is Pre-Glaucoma?
It is nothing but glaucoma prefixed with "PRE"
How can you use glaucoma in a sentence?
glaucoma is a diseses of eyes
Does Hyperopia increase the chance for glaucoma?
Hyperopia increases the chances of chronic glaucoma, but vision loss from glaucoma is preventable
What will be a sentence of infantile glaucoma?
my brother is suffering from infantile glaucoma
What is the common name for glaucoma?
It's Glaucoma. That is the common name.
Is glaucoma infectious?
Glaucoma itself is not infectious but sometimes glaucoma can be caused by a complicated ocular infections like keratitis that is caused by herpes virus. Complicated herpes virus infection can cause glaucoma.
Is Glaucoma dominant or recessive?
glaucoma is inherited in an autosomal dominantpattern.which is dominant.
