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Glaucoma treatment (medical)
Although glaucoma cannot be cured, it can usually be controlled. Medical treatment can be in the form of eyedrops or pills. Some drugs are designed to reduce pressure by slowing the flow of fluid into the eye, while others help to improve…
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- Cranial dystonia A term used to describe dystonia that affects the muscles of the head, face, and neck. Oromandibular dystonia…
- Category two hurricane A hurricane with winds 96-110 mph (83-95 kt or 154-177 km/hr). Storm surge generally 6-8 feet above normal…
- Conjunctival Pertaining to the conjunctiva, the clear moist membrane that covers the inner surfaces of the eyelids and the…
- Spleen An organ located in the upper left part of the abdomen near the stomach. The spleen produces lymphocytes; it…
- Lupus in pregnancy Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) during pregnancy, a high-risk situation. The high risks are to both the…
- Hemorrhage, subarachnoid Bleeding within the head into the space between two membranes that surround the brain. The bleeding is…
- Syndrome, autoimmune polyendocrinopathy A genetic autoimmune disease with an extraordinary array of clinical features but characterized most often by…
- Lemierre syndrome A potentially lethal form of sore throat caused by the bacterium Fusobacterium necrophorum, a common…
- Situational syncope The temporary loss of consciousness in a particular kind of situation. The situations that trigger this…
- Hydrostatic weighing See: Underwater weighing