What is Glaucoma? A Basic Definition

Glaucoma \Glau*co"ma\, n. [L., fr. Gr. glay`kwma, fr. glayko`s
   light gray, blue gray.] (Med.)
   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.
   [1913 Webster]

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Off-site Glaucoma Links, User Submitted

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Thu Jul 3

• Microscopic Needles Could Revolutionize Eye Treatment
• Glaucoma In the News | Glaucoma Research Foundation

Mon Jun 30

• Children's Glaucoma Foundation: Pediatric Eye Disease, Ophthalmology
• Glaucoma
• World Glaucoma Association
• About Glaucoma: Treatment - Risk Factors - Symptoms - News - Research - Resources
• American Glaucoma Society
• Glaucoma - A Complete Guide from AllAboutVision .com
• Glaucoma - United Kingdom
• Glaucoma - Common Causes of Vision Impairment - Understanding Vision Loss - AFB Senior Site - American Foundation for the Blind
• Glaucoma [NEI Health Information]
• Glaucoma Research Foundation

Wed Jun 25

• Riva Lee Asbell Associates - rivaleeasbell. com: Ms. Asbell is principal of Riva Lee Asbell Associates and is one of the nation's top educators in ophthalmic coding and reimbursement. A Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery (Ophthalmology ) at the University of Medicine and Dentistry ? Robert Wood

Sun Jun 22

• Progetto Lettura Agevolata - Rassegne stampa

Fri Jun 13

• Journal of Postgraduate Medicine: Free full text articles from JPGM, India, an indexed medical periodical

Thu Jun 12

• New Imaging Tool Can Spot Glaucoma Risk: Title: New Imaging Tool Can Spot Glaucoma Risk

Wed Jun 11

• Ocular Surface Disease and Antiglaucoma Pharmaceutical s
• Advances in Glaucoma Treatment

Tue Jun 10

• A GLAUCOMA GENE

Mon Jun 9

• Effect of glaucoma on the retinal glutamate/glut amine cycle activity -- Moreno et al. 19 (9): 1161 -- The FASEB Journal

Off-site Glaucoma Research Links

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