glaucoma in Dutch
glaucoma in Dutch is glaucoom, groene staar — glaucoma means an eye disease that damages the optic nerve, often due to raised pressure inside the eye, which can cause gradual loss of vision if untreated.
glaucoma in Dutch
glaucoom
(pathology) An eye disease or disorder that is defined as a characteristic optic neuropathy, or disease of the optic nerve, possibly, if untreated, leading to damage of the optic disc of the eye and resultant visual field loss due to lack of communication between the retina and the brain, which can lead to blindness.
groene staar
(pathology) An eye disease or disorder that is defined as a characteristic optic neuropathy, or disease of the optic nerve, possibly, if untreated, leading to damage of the optic disc of the eye and resultant visual field loss due to lack of communication between the retina and the brain, which can lead to blindness.
What does "glaucoma" mean?
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noun An eye disease that damages the optic nerve, often due to raised pressure inside the eye, which can cause gradual loss of vision if untreated.
"Regular eye tests can catch glaucoma before it causes serious damage."
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glaucoma in a sentence
- Regular eye tests can catch glaucoma before it causes serious damage.
- Her grandmother lost part of her sight to glaucoma.
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What is "glaucoma" in Dutch?
"glaucoma" in Dutch is glaucoom, groene staar. glaucoma means: An eye disease that damages the optic nerve, often due to raised pressure inside the eye, which can cause gradual loss of vision if untreated.
How do you use "glaucoma" in a sentence?
Example: "Regular eye tests can catch glaucoma before it causes serious damage." In Dutch, "glaucoma" is glaucoom, groene staar.
Are there other ways to say "glaucoma" in Dutch?
Yes — Dutch has 2 translations listed for "glaucoma": glaucoom, groene staar.
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