Disease or Syndrome
open-angle glaucoma
[ oh-puhn-ang-guhl ]
Subclass of:
Glaucoma
Definitions related to glaucoma, open-angle:
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(open angle glaucoma) A type of glaucoma defined by an open, normal appearing anterior chamber angle and raised intraocular pressure, [HPO:probinson, PMID:11815354]Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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(open angle glaucoma) Chronic outflow obstruction of the eye's drainage canals that can lead to increased internal eye pressure and optic nerve damage.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(open angle glaucoma) Optic nerve damage secondary to chronic outflow obstruction.NICHD Pediatric TerminologyU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Glaucoma in which the angle of the anterior chamber is open and the trabecular meshwork does not encroach on the base of the iris.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Pigment dispersion syndrome (PDS) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by disruption of the iris pigment epithelium (IPE) and deposition of pigment granules on the structures of the anterior segment. Pigment granule accumulation in the trabecular meshwork then leads to progressive trabecular dysfunction and ocular hypertension...WebMD, 2019
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Pigment-dispersion syndrome is an eye disorder that occurs when pigment granules that normally adhere to the back of the iris (the colored part of the eye) flake off into the clear fluid produced by the eye (aqueous humor). These pigment granules may flow towards the drainage canals of the eye, slowly clogging them and raising the...National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
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Glaucoma is a neurodegenerative condition primarily due to dysfunction in outflow of the nutrient-rich fluid, aqueous humor that constantly flows through the eye. Aqueous humor, created in the ciliary body, passes through the pupil into the small area between the iris and the cornea, called the anterior chamber. The fluid then flows into...Athenahealth, Inc., 2019
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