glaucoma

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What is glaucoma?

Glaucoma refers to a group of disorders that lead to damage to the optic nerve, the nerve that carries visual information from the eye to the brain.

Alternative Names:

Open-angle glaucoma; Chronic glaucoma; Closed-angle glaucoma; Congenital glaucoma

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