glaucoma
pronunciation
How to pronounce glaucoma in British English:
UK [glɔ:ˈkəʊmə]
How to pronounce glaucoma in American English:
US [glaʊˈkoʊmə]
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- Noun:
- increased pressure in the eyeball due to obstruction of the outflow of aqueous humor; damages the optic disc and impairs vision (sometimes progressing to blindness)
Word Origin
- glaucoma (n.)
- 1640s (cataracts and glaucoma not distinguished until c. 1705), from Latinized form of Greek glaukoma "cataract, opacity of the lens," perhaps from glaukommatos "gray-eyed," with omma "the eye" + glaukos, an adjective of uncertain origin (see glaucous).
Example
- 1. Glaucoma is the second leading cause of legal blindness .
- 2. Common causes of visual impairment are myopia , astigmatism , cataracts and glaucoma .
- 3. They can also explore their genetic likelihood of developing deep-vein thrombosis , skin cancer or glaucoma .
- 4. Latisse was originally developed for glaucoma , and doctors discovered it made eyelashes grow .
- 5. Complications include rebleeding , corneal blood staining , anterior synechiae , and glaucoma .