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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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what is the alternative to eyedrops for the treatment of glaucoma.?
What is available apart from eyedrops to treat glaucoma>? has cataracts and a bcc on lo...
Hi, (I apologize in advance for a lengthy post!) I am 20 years old and have high myopia (...
Here's my situation (male, early 30s, no family history of glaucoma): Both eyes 1. Seem...
my daughter is 3 and a half years old she had a surgery for phpv, catarat, and currently ha...
Ive read a lot about Reigers online but nobody seems to talk about living with Reigers over...
4 months ago my son had an ER visit with severe eye pain. They saw a pale optic disc and as...
My eye doctor just told me that I have Optic Nerve Drusen. Are you born with this or its i...
I'm having some trouble understanding the definition of or medical criteria defining "glauc...
I was 3 months old at the time. My left eye is visibly larger than my right. Is there a su...

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Topamax and Another Acute Glaucoma Attack - Almost.


by Michael J Kutryb, MD, Aug 09, 2008 10:05PM - 64 Comments
I hope anyone who uses Topamax for any reason is fully aware of the serious risk of ac...

day 2


by cathipurple, Mar 05, 2008 07:33AM
It was a very busy day yesterday. I had 2 apt. first 2 went well, last one was no so g...

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