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Glaucoma, https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/glaucoma/symptoms…
Glaucoma
Pathophysiology
Risk Factors
Ethnicity: Back, Asian, or Hispanic
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Cardiovascular disease, diabetes, sickle cell anemia
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Elevated eye pressure is due to a buildup of a fluid (aqueous humor) that flows throughout the inside of your eye.
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Open Angle Glaucoma
Most Common; he angle in your eye where the iris meets the cornea is as wide and open as it should be, but the eye’s drainage canals become clogged over time
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Pharmacology
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Surgery
Laser surgery: open angle glaucoma: doctor uses a small laser beam to open clogged channels in the trabecular meshwork. It may take a few weeks before the full effect of this procedure becomes apparent
Filtering surgery: Trabeculectomy: an opening in the sclera and removes part of the trabecular meshwork.
Drainage tubes: surgeon inserts a small tube shunt in your eye to drain away excess fluid to lower your eye pressure
Minimally invasive glaucoma surgery: procedures generally require less immediate postoperative care and have less risk than trabeculectomy or installing a drainage device. They are often combined with cataract surgery.
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