Symptoms of Open-angle glaucoma
Symptoms of Open-angle glaucoma
The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources
for Open-angle glaucoma includes the 12
symptoms listed below:
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Medical Books Online about Open-angle glaucoma
Medical Books Excerpts
Excerpts of published medical book chapters related to Open-angle glaucoma
are available from published medical books
for more detailed information about Open-angle glaucoma.
Medical Books Excerpts
- Glaucoma
- "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
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- Halo vision
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Halo vision
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
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Glaucoma:
Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Chronic open-angle glaucoma is usually bilateral, with insidious onset and a slowly progressive course. Symptoms appear late in the disease and include mild aching in the eyes, loss of peripheral vision, seeing halos around lights, and reduced visual acuity (especially at night) that isn’t correctable with glasses.
Acute angle-closure glaucoma typically has a rapid onset, constituting an ophthalmic emergency. Symptoms include acute pain in a unilaterally inflamed eye, with pressure over the eye, moderate pupil dilation that’s nonreactive to light, a cloudy cornea, blurring and decreased visual acuity, photophobia, and seeing halos around lights. Increased IOP may induce nausea and vomiting, which may cause glaucoma to be misinterpreted as GI distress. Unless treated promptly, this acute form of glaucoma produces blindness in 3 to 5 days.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Simple goiter:
Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Thyroid enlargement may range from a mildly enlarged gland to a massive, multinodular goiter. (See Massive goiter, page 840.) Because simple goiter doesn’t alter the patient’s metabolic state, clinical features arise solely from enlargement of the thyroid gland. The patient may complain of respiratory distress and dysphagia from compression of the trachea and esophagus, and swelling and distention of the neck. In addition, large goiters may obstruct venous return, produce venous engorgement and, in rare cases, induce development of collateral venous circulation in the chest. Obstruction may cause dizziness or syncope (Pemberton’s sign) when the patient raises her arms above her head.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Glaucoma:
Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)
Clinical features vary with the form of glaucoma.
Chronic open-angle glaucoma
Usually bilateral, chronic open-angle glaucoma has an insidious onset and a slowly progressive course. Symptoms appear late in the disease and include mild aching in the eyes, loss of peripheral vision, seeing halos around lights, and reduced visual acuity (especially at night) that’s uncorrectable with glasses.
Acute angle-closure glaucoma
An ophthalmic emergency, acute angle-closure glaucoma typically has a rapid onset. Symptoms include unilateral inflammation and pain, pressure over the eye, moderate pupil dilation that’s nonreactive to light, a cloudy cornea, blurring and decreased visual acuity, photophobia, and seeing halos around lights.
Because increased IOP may induce nausea and vomiting, glaucoma may be misinterpreted as GI distress. Unless treated promptly, this acute form of glaucoma produces blindness in 3 to 5 days.
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Open-angle glaucoma as a Cause of Symptoms or Medical Conditions
When considering symptoms of Open-angle glaucoma, it is also important to consider Open-angle glaucoma as a possible cause of other medical conditions.
The Disease Database lists the following medical conditions that Open-angle glaucoma may cause:
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About signs and symptoms of Open-angle glaucoma:
The symptom information on this page
attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Open-angle glaucoma.
This signs and symptoms information for Open-angle glaucoma has been gathered from various sources,
may not be fully accurate,
and may not be the full list of Open-angle glaucoma signs or Open-angle glaucoma symptoms.
Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Open-angle glaucoma may vary on an individual basis for each patient.
Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they
are indeed Open-angle glaucoma symptoms.
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