Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun open-angle_glaucoma

1 sense of open-angle glaucoma

Sense 1
chronic glaucoma, open-angle glaucoma -- (glaucoma caused by blockage of the canal of Schlemm; produces gradual loss of peripheral vision; "open-angle glaucoma is the most common type of glaucoma")
       => glaucoma -- (an eye disease that damages the optic nerve and impairs vision (sometimes progressing to blindness); "contrary to popular belief, glaucoma is not always caused by elevated intraocular pressure")