Assertion: glaucoma | /r/HasProperty | applied to a group of eye diseases
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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 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.