HyperDic English OPEN- ... open-angle glaucoma

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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

Englishopen-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)

HyperDicEnglishOPEN- ... open-angle glaucoma