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Glaucoma is an eye disorder in which there is an increased ocular pressure.
An eye disorder caused in chidhood
Yes. Glaucoma results in the narrowing of the visual field until it is gone rresulting in blindness.
Primary" means that the glaucoma is not associated with a tumor, injury to the eye, or other eye disorder
Primary" means that the glaucoma is not associated with a tumor, injury to the eye, or other eye disorder
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Usually there is, yes.
Intraocular pressure, visual field defects, the angle in the eye where the iris meets the cornea, and the appearance of the optic nerve are all considered in the diagnosis of glaucoma.
Christina Theresia Langerhorst has written: 'Automated perimetry in glaucoma' -- subject(s): Diagnosis, Glaucoma, Methods, Perimetry, Physiopathology, Visual fields
If you are seeing visual spots, go get checked for glaucoma or the beginning stages of cataracts by a good optometrist, only if the spots are in only your own vision.
Regular eye exams are important to detect silent eye problems (e.g., glaucoma). Left untreated, glaucoma can result in blindness.