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Diseases » Open-angle glaucoma » Glossary

Glossary for Open-angle glaucoma

Age-related macular degeneration: Deterioration of the central field of vision.
Blindness: The inability to see out of the eyes
Blurred vision: Blurriness of vision or images.
Cataracts: Cloudy areas on the eye's cornea interfering with vision.
Corneal Dystrophies: A group of various disorders affecting the eye's cornea
Crome syndrome: A very rare disorder characterized by various abnormalities including mental retardation, epilepsy and eye and kidney problems.
Diabetes: Failing or reduced ability of the body to handle sugars.
Diabetic Lens Osmosis: Eye lens vision changes due to diabetic sugars; usually reversible.
Diabetic Retinopathy: Diabetic retinopathy is the most common diabetic eye disease and a leading cause of blindness in American adults. It is caused by changes in the blood vessels of the retina.
Diabetic neuropathy: Nerve damage from diabetes affecting any body part; most commonly feet.
Eye cancer: A malignancy that affects the eye
Eye conditions: Any condition that affects the eyes
Eye symptoms: Symptoms affecting the eye
Glaucoma: Glaucoma is the term for a diverse group of eye diseases, all of which involve progressive damage to the optic nerve. Glaucoma is usually, but not always, accompanied by high intraocular (internal) fluid pressure. Optic nerve damage produces certain characteristic visual field defects in the individual's peripheral (side), as well as central, vision.
Impaired vision: Reduced or degraded vision.
Iridocorneal Endothelial Syndrome: ICE syndrome is a spectrum of conditions of the eye, where the inner layer of the cornea appears abnormal. It includes Cogan-Reese syndrome, Chandler's syndrome, and progressive iris atrophy.
No symptoms: The absence of noticable symptoms.
Ocular Hypertension: Ocular hypertension is an eye pressure of greater than 21 mm Hg.
Ocular histoplasmosis syndrome: An uncommon eye complication from lung histoplasmosis.
Open-angle glaucoma: Vision damage from a slow chronic buildup of fluid pressure in the eye.
Optic nerve damage: Any damage either structurally or functionally to the eye that may result in permanent visual loss
Optic neuropathy, anterior ischemic: Impaired vision due to optic nerve damage caused by problems with the blood supply to the nerve. The non-arteritic form is caused by and interrupted blood supply to the optic disk. Usually one eye is affected first and maybe eventually be followed by the other. Often only part of the visual field is affected.
Peripheral vision loss: Reduced or lost peripheral vision
Pigment-dispersion syndrome: A very rare disorder where pigment is deposited in parts of the eye resulting in increased eye pressure.
Tunnel vision: Central vision with loss of peripheral vision