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ocular hypertension

Ocular hypertension, intraocular pressure higher than normal in the absence of optic nerve damage or visual field loss

phenomenon, disease, medical condition, medical concept, Trauma, mechanical and physical conditions
Parent Class
blind
Types
Glaucoma, secondary
Wikipedia Page
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocular_hypertension
ICD Code
"365.04", "H40.0"
Class
phenomenon; medical condition; Trauma, mechanical and physical conditions; medical concept; disease
Related Websites
http://www.glaucoma-association.com, http://www.nei.nih.gov/glaucomaeyedrops, http://www.emedicine.com/oph/topic578.htm
Diseases DB id
"5226"
Mesh ID
"D009798"
Freebase ID
"/guid/9202a8c04000641f800000000098b466"
Sider URI
http://www4.wiwiss.fu-berlin.de/sider/resource/side_effects/C0028840
TCM GeneDIT URI
http://purl.org/net/tcm/tcm.lifescience.ntu.edu.tw/id/disease/Ocular_Hypertension
DBPedia URI
http://dbpedia.org/resource/Ocular_hypertension
Cause
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cocaine; Prednisolone; Atropine; Chlorpromazine; Topiramate;  …
Rare Terms
"hypertension"
Freebase Primary MID
"/m/09kf36"
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Ocular Hypertension
The term ocular hypertension usually refers to any situation in which the pressure inside the eye, called intraocular pressure, is higher than normal. Eye pressure is measured ...
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/ocular_hypertension/article_em.htm
What Is Ocular Hypertension? | eHow.com
What Is Ocular Hypertension?. Ocular hypertension occurs when the intraocular pressure (IOP) in the eyes is above normal levels, but not high enough to cause vision problems.
http://www.ehow.com/facts_5250201_ocular-hypertension_.html
Ocular Hypertension
The term ocular hypertension (OHT) often has been used as a generic term, referring to any ... the physician has future knowledge of the patient's course, when, in fact ...
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1207470-overview
Glaucoma Research Articles
Facts About: Laser Surgery . To Treat or Not to Treat The Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study. Many people believe that high intraocular pressure (IOP) always leads to the development ...
http://www.mess.net/bios/jason/writings/glaucoma.html
Glaucoma Ocular Hypertension & Drug Treatment | eHow.com
Glaucoma Ocular Hypertension & Drug Treatment. Ocular hypertension is excessively high eye pressure, which is most commonly associated with the vision-threatening glaucoma disease.
http://www.ehow.com/facts_5632451_glaucoma-ocular-hypertension-drug-trea...

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