HyperDic: open-angle_glaucoma

English > 1 sense of the expression *open-angle glaucoma*:
NOUN	state	open-angle glaucoma, chronic glaucoma	glaucoma caused by blockage of the canal of Schlemm

English > *open-angle glaucoma*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaning	glaucoma caused by blockage of the canal of Schlemm; produces gradual loss of peripheral vision.
Example	"open-angle glaucoma is the most common type of glaucoma"
Synonym	chronic glaucoma
Broader	glaucoma	An eye disease that damages the optic nerve and impairs vision (sometimes progressing to blindness)