Term Name: glaucoma
Synonyms:
Definition: An eye disease that is characterized by an unstable or a sustained increase in the intraocular pressure which the eye cannot withstand without damage to its structure or impairment of its function.
Ontology: Human Disease [DOID:1686]   ( DOID:1686 )

Relationships
is a type of: eye disease
has subtype: absolute glaucoma angle-closure glaucoma aqueous misdirection borderline glaucoma hypersecretion glaucoma neovascular glaucoma open-angle glaucoma phacogenic glaucoma primary congenital glaucoma steroid-induced glaucoma traumatic glaucoma