open-angle glaucoma
| Noun | 1. | open-angle glaucoma - glaucoma caused by blockage of the canal of Schlemm; produces gradual loss of peripheral vision; "open-angle glaucoma is the most common type of glaucoma" |
| 单词 | open-angle glaucoma | |||
| 释义 | open-angle glaucoma
open-angle glaucomaopen-angle glaucoma[′ō·pən ‚aŋ·gəl glau̇′kō·mə]open-angle glaucomao·pen-·an·gle glau·co·mao·pen-an·gle glau·co·ma(ō'pĕn-ang'gĕl glaw-kō'mă)Synonym(s): simple glaucoma, glaucoma simplex. open-angle glaucomaA condition in which the pressure of the fluid within the eye is increased to a damaging degree, but in which there is no apparent mechanical obstruction to the outflow of fluid through the normal drainage channel. This is the common type of GLAUCOMA, symptomless until a late stage and responsible for much avoidable blindness. Also known as chronic simple glaucoma.See OAG open-angle glaucoma
Synonyms for open-angle glaucoma
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