Assertion: glaucoma | /r/HasProperty | term
Facets:
value: for a group of eye diseases
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Glaucoma is a term that describes a group of eye conditions that affect vision.
text: Glaucoma is the term for a group of eye diseases that result from this fluid build up.
text: Glaucoma is a term applied to a group of eye diseases that cause a characteristic and recognizable deterioration of the optic nerve with associated loss of visual function.
text: Glaucoma is a term that covers several eye diseases that gradually lead to blindness.
text: Glaucoma is a term describing a group of ocular disorders with multi-factorial etiology united by a clinically characteristic intraocular pressure-associated optic neuropathy.
text: Glaucoma is a term describing a group of ocular disorders with multifactorial etiology united by a clinically characteristic intraocular pressure-associated optic neuropathy.
text: It is confusing, but that is partly due to the fact that glaucoma is a term describing a constellation of different disorders arising from different origins, but which have a common deleterious effect, namely, damage to the optic nerve resulting in loss of vision.
text: Glaucoma is a term describing a group of ocular (eye) disorders that result in optic nerve damage, often associated with increased fluid pressure in the eye (intraocular pressure (IOP)).
text: Glaucoma is a term covering several diseases caused by high fluid pressure, which leads to loss of vision.
text: Glaucoma is the term applied to a group of eye diseases that gradually result in loss of vision by permanently damaging the optic nerve, the nerve that transmits visual images to the brain.
text: Glaucoma is the term used for a group of diseases that irreversibly damage the optic nerve, leading to vision loss and ultimately, if untreated, blindness.