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glaucoma

Information, Symptoms, Treatments and Resources

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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I am a 33 year old male basically from India. I went to a vision clinic for a regular eye-c...
My father is a diabetic patient from the age of 36 and has undergone catract operation in t...
I am having cataract surgery in about 2 weeks for my right eye. My eye doctor is recomme...
I know that Ativan can make narrow angle glaucoma worse, but can it cause it?
The medicine she is taking to control Eye pressure is: Misopt (3times) Brimosum (3tiemes)...
My mother age is 55yrs and she is diabetic patient from last 15+ yrs.Currently she is takin...
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...

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Topamax and Another Acute Glaucoma Attack - Almost.


by Michael J Kutryb, MD, Aug 09, 2008 10:05PM - 65 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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