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Chronic glaucoma is a group of disorders that affect the eye. The most important cause is increased fluid pressure resulting from overly slow drainage of fluid.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoGlaucoma is inadequate drainage of aqueous humor.
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∙ 9y agoThe main cause appears to be hereditary but there is some indication that steroid use can increase problems.
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∙ 15y agolook in the link I will place below
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What are the two types of glaucoma?
chronic glaucoma acute glaucoma
Does Hyperopia increase the chance for glaucoma?
Hyperopia increases the chances of chronic glaucoma, but vision loss from glaucoma is preventable
What is caused the accumulation of aqueous humor in the eyes?
You get what is called as glaucoma. You have acute and chronic glaucoma.
How does understanding of acute or chronic pathophysiology of the nervous and endocrine systems affect nursing practice?
NO
How does your understanding of acute or chronic pathophysiology of the nervous and endocrine systems affect your practice?
The understanding of acute or chronic pathophysiology of the nervous and endocrine system can affect one's practice negatively if enough knowledge is not present to accurately diagnose conditions in the nervous and endocrine systems.
What are some chronic ophthalmic conditions?
Chronic opthalmic conditions include glaucoma, cataracts, uveitis, and retinitis. Glaucoma can be treated with a variety of pharmacologic agents depending on if its wide-angle or closed-angle, acute or chronic. Inflammation and infections can be treated with antibiotics and immunosuppressants, respectively. Cataracts can be surgically corrected.
What has the author Helena Knotkova written?
Helena Knotkova has written: 'Neural plasticity in chronic pain' -- subject(s): Chronic pain, Pain, Physiopathology, Pathophysiology, Neuronal Plasticity, Physiology, Neuroplasticity, Chronic Disease
What are alternatives to trabeculectomy?
Lasers are now used to treat both closed-angle and open-angle glaucoma. Peripheral iridectomy is used for people with acute angle-closure glaucoma attacks and chronic closed-angle glaucoma
What is the pathophysiology of myoma uterine?
at is the pathophysiology what is the pathophysiology of myoma
What are signs of glaucoma?
Glaucoma can be acute or chronic and both have high intraocular pressure which is higher in acute than chronic. Chronic glaucoma is the most common type and the patient will not feel any thing until the disease is advanced with constriction in the peripheral visual field that increase gradually till the patient only see through the center of his vision. The acute type which is due to angle closure glaucoma comes with red eye, increase tearing, photophobia or light sensitivity, severe pain that radiate to the head causing headache, nausea, vomiting, blurring of vision due to corneal edema. Acute glaucoma is a medical emergency that should be treated as soon as possible.
Pathophysiology of normal spontaneous delivery?
there is no pathophysiology for NSD!!
What is the pathophYsiology of psychotic disorder?
What is the pathophysiology of psychotic disorder?
