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Glaucoma

Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that can lead to damage of the optic nerve, which 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. A major risk factor for glaucoma is…

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Diagnostic method
Dilated eye examination
Differential diagnosis
Uveitis, trauma, keratitis, conjunctivitis
Frequency
6–67 million
Risk factors
Increased pressure in the eye, family history, high blood pressure
Specialty
Ophthalmology, optometry
Symptoms
Vision loss · eye pain · mid-dilated pupil · redness of the eye · nausea

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Epidemiology

Signs and symptoms

Risk factors

Other

Pathophysiology

Diagnosis

Visual field defects in glaucoma

Screening

Treatment

History

Research

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Glaucoma

Nodes160
Edges159
Triples217
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.0125
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Glaucoma

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related to history · 35
Glaucoma → About, Additionally, Angle-closure, ASB10, Axenfeld-Rieger, Bern, Boston, CYP1B1, Early, Englishman Richard Banister, Eye, FOXC1, Hans Goldmann, Hermann Helmholtz, Hjalmar August Schiøtz, In, IOP, John Collins Warren, LTBP2, Many
has treatment · 24
Glaucoma → AC, After, Alpha, Although, At, Beta-blockers, Both, Carbonic, In, IOP, IOP-lowering, Laser, Mental, Nd, Once, Parasympathetic, Primary, Prostaglandin, The, The LiGHT
related to Laser · 14
Glaucoma → ALT, Argon, CFD, Computational, During, However, In, Laser, LPI, Nd, This, Traditional, Usually, YAG
related to External links · 11
Glaucoma → Advances, GeneReview/NCBI/NIH/UW, Issue, June, May, Medicine, Ophthalmology Practice, Primary Congenital Glaucoma, Research, Role, Volume
related to Epidemiology · 9
Glaucoma → African Americans, Bilateral, By, Globally, Hispanic Americans, In, North America, The, United States
related to Pathophysiology · 9
Glaucoma → Aqueous, Eventually, From, Intraocular, It, Schlemm's, Several, The, Zinn
related to Screening · 9
Glaucoma → American Academy, Ophthalmology, Screening, Services Task Force, The United States Preventive, There, Therefore, UK, US
is a · 8
Glaucoma → destructive procedure, emergency requiring immediate attention.If treated early, group of eye diseases that can lead to damage of the optic nerve, integral part of a standard eye examination performed by optometrists and ophthalmologists, leading cause of blindness for African Americans, leading cause of blindness in African Americans, second-leading cause of blindness, trabeculectomy
related to Ethnicity · 8
Glaucoma → African Americans, Asia, Asian-Americans, In, Latinos, North America, The, United States
related to Etymology · 8
Glaucoma → An, Ancient Greek, Chinese, Common Era, Eyes, Hippocratic, The, This

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eye pressure may intraocular aqueous open-angle laser vision treatment primary risk nerve humor iris trabecular field angle meshwork damage optic

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
GlaucomaDiagnostic methodDilated eye examination1.00infobox
GlaucomaDifferential diagnosisUveitis, trauma, keratitis, conjunctivitis1.00infobox
GlaucomaFrequency6–67 million1.00infobox
GlaucomaRisk factorsIncreased pressure in the eye, family history, high blood pressure1.00infobox
GlaucomaSpecialtyOphthalmology, optometry1.00infobox
GlaucomaSymptomsVision loss1.00infobox
GlaucomaSymptomseye pain1.00infobox
GlaucomaSymptomsmid-dilated pupil1.00infobox
GlaucomaSymptomsredness of the eye1.00infobox
GlaucomaSymptomsnausea1.00infobox
GlaucomaTreatmentMedication, laser, surgery1.00infobox
GlaucomaUsual onsetGradual, or sudden1.00infobox
Glaucomais agroup of eye diseases that can lead to damage of the optic nerve0.90text
Glaucomais aemergency requiring immediate attention.If treated early0.90text
Glaucomais aleading cause of blindness in African Americans0.90text
Glaucomais asecond-leading cause of blindness0.90text
Glaucomais aleading cause of blindness for African Americans0.90text
Glaucomais aintegral part of a standard eye examination performed by optometrists and ophthalmologists0.90text
Glaucomais adestructive procedure0.90text
Glaucomais atrabeculectomy0.90text

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