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Glaucoma

Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa

Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that can lead to damage of the optic nerve, which transmits visual information from the eye to the brain. Glaucoma may cause vision loss if left untreated.

Facts
Classification
Body System
Nervous System 1
ICD-10 Chapter
VII: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa 2
Communicable or Non-communicable
Non-Communicable 3
Transmission Route
Non-Transmissible 3
Condition Class
ophthalmologic 1
First Described
1622 4
Causative Agent
Causative Agent (category)
Idiopathic / Multifactorial 1
Connections

Associated With

Ophthalmology, Medical Specialties

Treated By

Clear Lens Extraction, Treatments
Source Clear lens extraction (Wikipedia)
Glaucoma Surgery, Treatments
Source Glaucoma surgery (Wikipedia)
Goniotomy, Treatments
Source Glaucoma surgery (Wikipedia)
Iridectomy, Treatments
Source Iridectomy (Wikipedia)
Laser Peripheral Iridotomy, Treatments
Source Iridectomy (Wikipedia)
Ophthalmology, Medical Specialties
Trabeculectomy, Treatments
Trabeculoplasty, Treatments
Source Trabeculoplasty (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Glaucoma (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that can lead to damage of the optic nerve, which transmits visual information from the eye to the brain.
  • intro para 1
  • Lead section, body-system statement
    Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that can lead to damage of the optic nerve, which transmits visual information from the eye to the brain.
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2. Wikipedia: ICD-10
WikipediaList of chapters, Chapter VII
Quote, List of chapters, Chapter VII
Diseases of the eye and adnexa
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3. Wikipedia: Non-communicable disease
Wikipedia
  • Lead section, transmission-route statement (inferred from disease-category)
    NCDs include Parkinson's disease, autoimmune diseases, strokes, heart diseases, cancers, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, Alzheimer's disease, cataracts, and others.
  • Named examples section
    NCDs include Parkinson's disease, autoimmune diseases, strokes, heart diseases, cancers, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, Alzheimer's disease, cataracts, and others.
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4. Glaucoma (Wikipedia)
IOP-glaucoma association first described by Richard Banister in 1622, History sectionView the Source
Trabeculoplasty (Wikipedia)
Treated By: Trabeculoplasty, lead paragraphView the Source
Iridectomy (Wikipedia)
  • Treated By: Iridectomy, intro para 1
  • Treated By: Laser Peripheral Iridotomy, Lead: treats Glaucoma
    These procedures are most frequently performed in the treatment of closed-angle glaucoma and iris melanoma.
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Glaucoma surgery (Wikipedia)
  • Treated By: Glaucoma Surgery, Lead: treats Glaucoma
    Glaucoma surgery is a type of eye surgery performed to treat glaucoma, a group of diseases which affect the optic nerve, resulting in vision loss.
  • Treated By: Goniotomy, Lead: treats Glaucoma
    Glaucoma surgery is a type of eye surgery performed to treat glaucoma, a group of diseases which affect the optic nerve, resulting in vision loss.
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Clear lens extraction (Wikipedia)
Treated By: Clear Lens Extraction, Lead: treats Glaucoma
Quote, Treated By: Clear Lens Extraction, Lead: treats Glaucoma
It is also used as a treatment for diseases such as angle closure glaucoma.
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