Lexic.us

Definition of Glaucoma

1. Noun. An eye disease that damages the optic nerve and impairs vision (sometimes progressing to blindness). "Contrary to popular belief, glaucoma is not always caused by elevated intraocular pressure"

Definition of Glaucoma

1. n. Dimness or abolition of sight, with a diminution of transparency, a bluish or greenish tinge of the refracting media of the eye, and a hard inelastic condition of the eyeball, with marked increase of tension within the eyeball.

Definition of Glaucoma

1. a disease of the eye [n -S]

Medical Definition of Glaucoma

1. A group of eye diseases characterised by an increase in intraocular pressure which causes pathological changes in the optic disk and typical defects in the field of vision. It can be corrected by the use of laser light to punch a hole in the iris to relieve the intraocular pressure within the eye. The procedure is painless and requires no anaesthesia. (13 Nov 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Glaucoma

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