I had an operation for glaucoma last year.
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Glaucoma
/ɡlɔːˈkoʊmə/
Synonyms for "glaucoma" (58 found)
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Closest matches (12)
ablepsiaamaurosisbenightednessblepharitisblind sideblind spotblindfoldingblindingblindnessblurring the eyescataractcecity
Strong matches (17)
choroiditisconjunctivitiscross eyecross-eyedarknessdefective visiondepriving of sightdetached retinadim-sightednessdrop sereneeconomic blindnessesotropiaever-during darkexcecationeyeeye defect
Noun(1 words)
eye disease
Related words (29)
eyelessnessgutta serenahoodwinkingiritiskeratitislack of visionmaking blindniphablepsiaoptic neuritispartial blindnesspink eyepsychic blindnessreduced sightretinoblastomasightless eyessightlessnesssnow blindnesssoul-blindnessspiritual blindnessstone-blindness
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Noun(2 words)
ophthalmic diseaseoptic neuropathy
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More general
2 entrieseye diseaseophthalmic disease
More specific
3 entriesangle closure glaucomanormal tension glaucomaopen angle glaucoma
Collocations
6 entriesglaucoma laser therapyglaucoma medicationsglaucoma surgeryintraocular pressureoptic nerve damagevisual field loss
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
2 entriesSample sentences
13 total sentences available.
The researchers believe that one day this technology could help people who have lost their vision due to illnesses like glaucoma or diabetes as well as those with low vision or who were born blind.
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Do you have glaucoma?
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Tom's eye doctor determined that he has ocular hypertension without glaucoma.
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