Thus, there is a need for new types of drugs that keep the cells alive despite
elevated eye pressure (so - called «neuroprotectives»).
Not exact matches
XFS is a harmful aging of the
eye associated cataracts,
elevated intraocular
pressure and retinal vein blockage.
Glaucoma is a blinding
eye disease where vision is lost due to
elevated pressure inside the
eye.
Many patients start receiving treatment when their doctors discover they have
elevated pressure in the
eye.
Over time,
elevated pressure inside the
eye damages the optic nerve, leading to vision loss.
Summary: The major diagnostic criterion for glaucoma is
elevated pressure in the
eye which identifies a proportion of patients that will develop this blinding disease.
Scientists are investigating the use of a process called RNA interference as a way of reducing
elevated pressure in the
eye that can cause glaucoma.
The longer the
pressure in the
eye is
elevated, the more damage occurs to the structures in the
eye responsible for vision (especially the retina and optic nerve), eventually resulting in permanent blindness.
Elevated intraocular
pressure results in the clinical signs that you may have noted at home (cloudy
eye, redness, squinting).
The longer the
pressure in the
eye is
elevated, the more damage occurs to the structures in the
eye responsible for vision, eventually resulting in permanent blindness.
Glaucoma is an
eye disease where by the
pressure within the
eye becomes
elevated.
Because the
pressure is
elevated in the
eye, it can cause damage to the retina and optic nerve, ultimately resulting in blindness.
Glaucoma in cats refers to a group of cat
eye problems where there is
elevated pressure in the
eye (referred to as IOP or
elevated intraocular
pressure).
They may also experience
elevated blood
pressure (hypertension), which can affect the function of a number of important systems, including the
eyes, brain, and heart.
The possible results of long - term
elevated blood
pressure in your dog or cat include kidney, heart and
eye damage (ie, visual problems, large pupils, retinal detachment, blood leakage into the
eye).