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eye, slit-lamp exam, visual field test, glaucoma, open angle glaucoma, chronic glaucoma, closed angle glaucoma, congenital glaucoma glaucoma involves increased fluid pressure inside the eye, intraocular pressure, damages the optic nerve, partial vision loss, progress to blindness, glaucoma, third most common cause of blindness, in the us, four major types of glaucoma, closed angle, acute, glaucoma, open angle, chronic, glaucoma, congenital glaucoma, secondary glaucoma, all four types of glaucoma, characterized by increased pressure, the eyeball, cause progressive damage, optic nerve, increased pressure occurs, the fluid, the eye, aqueous humor, does not drain properly, pressure pushes on the junction, the optic nerve, retina, the eye, reduces the blood supply, optic nerve, carries visual information, eye, brain, loss of blood supply causes, individual nerve cells to progressively die, the optic nerve deteriorates, blind spots develop, in the field of vision, peripheral, side, vision is affected, followed, central, vision, glaucoma, eventually cause blindness, closed angle, acute, glaucoma, occur in people who were born, a narrow angle between the iris, cornea, anterior chamber angle, more common in people who, farsighted, see objects, in the distance better than those, close up, iris, slip forward, suddenly close off the exit of aqueous humor, a sudden increase in pressure, the eye follows, symptoms of pain, redness, nausea, vision loss develop rapidly, angle closure provoked in susceptible persons by the use of drops that dilate the eyes, attacks, obvious triggering event, more common, in the evening, the eye's pupils naturally dilate in dim light, open angle, chronic, glaucoma is by far the most common type of glaucoma, in open angle glaucoma, iris, does not block the drainage angle, does in acute glaucoma, fluid outlet channels, the wall, the eye gradually narrow, affects both eyes, a period of years the consistently elevated pressure slowly damages the optic nerve, chronic glaucoma has no early warning signs, associated loss of peripheral vision occurs so gradually that it, go unnoticed, a substantial amount, vision loss have occurred, way to diagnose glaucoma early, routine eye examinations, secondary glaucoma, eye diseases uveitis, systemic diseases, drugs corticosteroids, congenital glaucoma, is present at birth, the result of defective development, the fluid outflow channels, the eye, surgery, correction, congenital glaucoma, hereditary, risk factors depend on the type of glaucoma, chronic glaucoma, risk factors, age over 40, family history of glaucoma, diabetes, nearsightedness, a family history of open angle glaucoma have twice the risk of developing open angle glaucoma, african-americans have four times the risk of developing open angle glaucoma compared to caucasian americans, estimated that 1% to 2% of people over 40 have chronic glaucoma, 25% of cases undetected, risk factors, acute glaucoma, older age, family history of acute glaucoma, farsightedness, use of systemic anticholinergic medications, atropine, eye dilation drops, high-risk individual, acute, congenital, secondary glaucoma, less common than chronic glaucoma, acute, severe eye pain, facial pain, loss of vision, cloudy vision, halos appearing around lights, red eye, fixed, nonreactive pupil, nausea, vomiting, chronic, gradual loss of peripheral vision, blurred, foggy vision, chronic headaches, seeing rainbow-colored halos around lights, chronic glaucoma have no symptoms, peripheral visual loss is severe, congenital, tearing, sensitivity to light, redness, the eye, corneal haziness, enlarged cornea, an examination, the eye, diagnose glaucoma, intraocular pressure fluctuates, an examination, the pressure is low would not reveal the condition, an examination, the junction, the optic nerve, retina, an instrument, an ophthalmoscope, a standard ophthalmic examination, retinal examination, intraocular pressure measurement by tonometry, visual field measurement, visual acuity, refraction, pupillary reflex response, slit lamp examination, optic nerve imaging, photographs, the interior, the eye, objective of treatment, reduce the intraocular pressure, depending on the type of glaucoma, achieved by medications, by surgery,

medications, acute glaucoma, medical emergency requiring immediate treatment, emergency center, an ophthalmologist, intraocular pressure, lowered by medications that given orally, intravenously, topically, eye drops, in recent years, many new medications have been introduced, most cases of glaucoma, eye drops, combinations of several eye drops, use of pills ot treat glaucoma is now much less common than in past years, surgery, an emergency operation, an iridotomy, the treatment of acute glaucoma, creates a drainage hole, in the iris to relieve the pressure that has build up, technique, performed by laser surgery, making an incision, in the eye, people at high risk, closed angle glaucoma, opt, undergo iridotomy, having an attack, patients, had an acute episode, undergo the procedure, prevent recurrence, laser treatment, the fluid drainage area, in the eye, treat open angle glaucoma, in severe cases, not responsive to medical treatment, surgery, create new outflow channels, congenital glaucoma, often treated, surgery, untreated acute glaucoma results in severe, permanent vision loss, onset of symptoms, vision, preserved, prompt treatment,

untreated chronic glaucoma, progress to blindness, 20 to 25 years, early diagnosis, treatment have excellent success, preserving vision, treatment prevents further loss, does not bring back vision already lost,

outcome, congenital glaucoma, depending on the age, symptoms begin, reduced vision, blindness, have severe eye pain, a sudden loss of vision, loss of lateral, away, middle, vision,

call, have risk factors, glaucoma, screened, no prevention, the development of open angle glaucoma, detected early, further vision loss, blindness prevented, patients, risk factors, closed angle glaucoma, evaluated, at high risk should have laser iridotomy, prevent acute attacks, careful use of dilating eye drops, systemic anticholinergic medications, minimize the risk of acute attacks in high-risk individuals, anyone older than 35 should have tonometry, a check of intraocular pressure, ophthalmoscopy examinations every 2 years, frequent examination, a family history of glaucoma, risk factors, african-american.