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  2. Glaucoma - Wikipedia

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    Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that can lead to damage of the optic nerve. The optic nerve transmits visual information from the eye to the brain. Glaucoma may cause vision loss if left untreated. It has been called the "silent thief of sight" because the loss of vision usually occurs slowly over a long period of time. [5]

  3. Buphthalmos - Wikipedia

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    Untreated glaucoma leads to total blindness. Surgical treatment is required. Presently-utilized surgical procedures include goniotomy, trabeculotomy, or trabeculectomy. Goniotomy (ab interno) is done when the cornea is clear while in the case of a hazy or opaque cornea, trabeculotomy (ab externo) can be done. Some hyperosmotic agents such as ...

  4. Tunnel vision - Wikipedia

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    Glaucoma is the leading cause for irreversible blindness globally. [11] Glaucoma usually starts with no symptoms to start losing peripheral vision, and if untreated, it can leads to a complete loss of peripheral vision, which is tunnel vision, and eventually, central vision will be affected leading to complete blindness.

  5. Pigment dispersion syndrome - Wikipedia

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    There is no cure, but pigmentary glaucoma can be managed with eye drops or treated with simple surgeries. If caught early and monitored, chances of glaucoma are greatly reduced. A 2016 Cochrane Review sought to determine the effectiveness of YAG laser iridotomy versus no laser iridotomy for pigment dispersion syndrome and pigmentary glaucoma ...

  6. Phacomorphic glaucoma - Wikipedia

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    Phacomorphic glaucoma is an eye disease that can occur due to a neglected advanced cataract.In this, the mature cataractous lens cause secondary angle closure glaucoma.The presence of an asymmetric mature cataractous lens, shallow or closed anterior chamber angle, raised intraocular pressure (IOP) and other typical signs and symptoms of angle-closure glaucoma in the eye may lead to a diagnosis ...

  7. Visual impairment - Wikipedia

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    Currently, the best sign of pediatric glaucoma is an IOP of 21 mm Hg or greater present within a child. [63] One of the most common causes of pediatric glaucoma is cataract removal surgery, which leads to an incidence rate of about 12.2% among infants and 58.7% among 10-year-olds. [63]

  8. Uveitic glaucoma - Wikipedia

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    Because uveitic glaucoma is a progressive stage of anterior non infectious uveitis, uveitic glaucoma involves signs and symptoms of both glaucoma and uveitis.. Patients with acute non infectious anterior uveitis may experience the following symptoms: pain, blurry vision, headache, photophobia (discomfort or pain due to light exposure), or the observance of haloes around lights.

  9. Bjerrum's area - Wikipedia

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    Multiple types of scotomas form inside Bjerrum's area, typically in patients with open-angle glaucoma. Of particular note is the arcuate scotoma (also known as the Bjerrums scotoma). It starts at the blind spot , arching over the macular area, and ends as a horizontal line nasally.