Diseases

Hydrophthalmos

Congenital open-angle glaucoma that results from dysgenesis of the angle structures accompanied by increased intraocular pressure and enlargement of the eye. Treatment is both medical and surgical.

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Congenital open-angle glaucoma that results from dysgenesis of the angle structures accompanied by increased intraocular pressure and enlargement of the eye. Treatment is both medical and surgical.

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  • Buphthalmos

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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a type of open-angle glaucoma; do not use /congen & do not coord with INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES

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  1. C11w.250.480w
  2. C11w.525w.381w.407.480w
  3. C16w.131w.384.480w
  4. C16w.614.438w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hydrophthalmos. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006871. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006871
  2. Hydrophthalmos. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrophthalmos
  3. Hydrophthalmos. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1640324