glaucoma
noun
glau·co·ma
| \ glau̇-ˈkō-mə
, glȯ-\
, glȯ-\
Definition of glaucoma
: a disease of the eye marked by increased pressure within the eyeball that can result in damage to the optic disk and gradual loss of vision
Examples of glaucoma in a Sentence
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The discovery of cannabis’s glaucoma-fighting power was happy accident in the War on Drugs. — Richard Faulk, chicagotribune.com, "Glaucoma and medical marijuana: 5 informative facts," 5 Sep. 2019 The Winnsboro, Louisiana-native hasn’t been slowed by glaucoma, which has diminished his sight. — Billboard Staff, Billboard, "Robert Finley Continues His Impressive Form on 'America's Got Talent': Watch," 4 Sep. 2019 At 65-years-of age, and with his sight diminished by glaucoma, the blues singer has a chance for taking the glory on America’s Got Talent Season 14. — Billboard Staff, Billboard, "Robert Finley Performs Soulful Original 'Starting to See' on 'AGT': Watch," 21 Aug. 2019 Doctors like Chang often rely on eye imaging to track the development of conditions like glaucoma. — Gregory Barber, WIRED, "AI Needs Your Data—and You Should Get Paid for It," 8 Aug. 2019 Assuming you’re not one of the victims and you weren’t killed by friendly fire from a retiree with glaucoma or an Ivanka Trump distracted by an Instagram post, that fro-yo will taste pretty darn good. — Rex Huppke, chicagotribune.com, "Column: A plan to end gun violence: Sean Hannity’s militias guard schools and gun-toting Ivanka Trump tackles Chicago," 19 July 2019 Then an eye operation meant to treat his glaucoma took his sight instead. — High School Journalism Institute, oregonlive.com, "Beyond braille: Oregon-made ‘printers’ open opportunities for the blind in math and science," 22 July 2019 Knecht was born with Spina bifida and uses a wheelchair to get around, and Hahn lost his eyesight due to glaucoma five years ago, the outlet reports. — Helen Murphy, PEOPLE.com, "Woman Who Can’t Walk Teams Up with Blind Man for Hiking Adventures: 'He's the Legs, I'm the Eyes'," 12 July 2019 To qualify for medical marijuana, a patient must have one of several conditions including cancer, epilepsy, glaucoma, migraines or PTSD. — USA TODAY, "Troll trail, coal train derailment, geyser record: News from around our 50 states," 27 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'glaucoma.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for glaucoma
glaucoma
noun
English Language Learners Definition of glaucoma
medical
: a disease in which pressure inside the eye causes gradual loss of vision
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glaucoma
noun
glau·co·ma
| \ glau̇-ˈkō-mə
, glȯ-
\
, glȯ-
\
Medical Definition of glaucoma
: a disease of the eye marked by increased pressure within the eyeball that can result in damage to the optic disk and gradual loss of vision
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