Definition of glaucoma
: a disease of the eye marked by increased pressure within the eyeball that can result in damage to the optic disk and gradual loss of vision
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Everyone else guesses Persian, Filipina, Indian, Latina, and, once, Russian, from a cab driver who must have had glaucoma.
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The previous list had only about a dozen qualifying conditions, including cancer, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy and glaucoma.
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Another potential side effect you’ve, no doubt, heard about is an irreversible darkening of certain eye colors—but, according to Biesman, the risk is related to the glaucoma drops only, not the paint-on form of the drug that is Latisse.
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To be eligible, a patient had to have one of about a dozen ailments, such as cancer, multiple sclerosis, and glaucoma, and could purchase only two ounces a month, under video surveillance.
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Although some medical uses for marijuana have been long established – to reduce nausea, for instance, or treat glaucoma – little research exists to convince the health care establishment of its medical value.
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Its active ingredient is a prostaglandin analog that’s been used for years to treat glaucoma.
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Cosby, whose blindness is due to glaucoma, often grips Wyatt's elbow.
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Currently, patients with about a dozen ailments, including epilepsy, terminal cancer, multiple sclerosis, and glaucoma, are eligible.
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Origin and Etymology of glaucoma
Latin, cataract, from Greek glaukōma, from glaukoun to have a cataract, from glaukos
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Definition of glaucoma for English Language Learners
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medical : a disease in which pressure inside the eye causes gradual loss of vision
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medical Definition of glaucoma
: a disease of the eye marked by increased pressure within the eyeball that can result in damage to the optic disk and gradual loss of vision
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