What is Open-angle glaucoma?

What is Open-angle glaucoma?

• Open-angle glaucoma: Vision damage from a slow chronic buildup of fluid pressure in the eye.
• Open-angle glaucoma: Glaucoma in which the angle of the anterior chamber is open and the trabecular meshwork does not encroach on the base of the iris.
  Source - Diseases Database
• Open-angle glaucoma: glaucoma caused by blockage of the canal of Schlemm; produces gradual loss of peripheral vision.
  Source - WordNet 2.1

Open-angle glaucoma: Introduction

Types of Open-angle glaucoma:

Types of Open-angle glaucoma:

• Low-tension glaucoma (type of Glaucoma) - when open-angle glaucoma occurs with low eye pressure.
• Normal-tension glaucoma (type of Glaucoma) - when open-angle glaucoma occurs with normal eye pressure.
• more types...»

Broader types of Open-angle glaucoma:

• Glaucoma
• Eye conditions
• more types...»

How many people get Open-angle glaucoma?

Prevalance of Open-angle glaucoma: about 3 million Americans, many not yet diagnosed.
Prevalance Rate of Open-angle glaucoma: approx 1 in 90 or 1.10% or 3 million people in USA [about data]
Undiagnosed prevalence of Open-angle glaucoma: 1 to 1.5 million (about half of 3 million Americans)
Undiagnosed prevalence rate of Open-angle glaucoma: approx 1 in 272 or 0.37% or 1 million people in USA [about data]

How serious is Open-angle glaucoma?

Complications of Open-angle glaucoma: see complications of Open-angle glaucoma

What causes Open-angle glaucoma?

Causes of Open-angle glaucoma: see causes of Open-angle glaucoma
Risk factors for Open-angle glaucoma: see risk factors for Open-angle glaucoma

What are the symptoms of Open-angle glaucoma?

Symptoms of Open-angle glaucoma: see symptoms of Open-angle glaucoma

Complications of Open-angle glaucoma: see complications of Open-angle glaucoma

Open-angle glaucoma: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Open-angle glaucoma.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Open-angle glaucoma.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Open-angle glaucoma: see treatments for Open-angle glaucoma
Prevention of Open-angle glaucoma: see prevention of Open-angle glaucoma
Research for Open-angle glaucoma: see research for Open-angle glaucoma

Organs Affected by Open-angle glaucoma:

Organs and body systems related to Open-angle glaucoma include:

• Eye

Name and Aliases of Open-angle glaucoma

Main name of condition: Open-angle glaucoma

chronic glaucoma

Glaucoma, chronic simple Source - Diseases Database

Open-angle glaucoma, Chronic glaucoma
Source - WordNet 2.1

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Open-angle glaucoma:

• Chronic open angle glaucoma
• COAG
• Chronic simple glaucoma
• Glaucomatous damage
• Intraocular pressure
• IOP
• Ocular hypertension
• OHT
• Normal-pressure glaucoma
• Glaucomatous optic neuropathy

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