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Glaucoma treatment (surgery)
Surgery can also help fluid escape from the eye and thereby reduce the pressure. However, surgery is now usually reserved for patients whose pressure cannot be controlled with eyedrops, pills, or laser surgery.
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- Hypovolemia An abnormal decrease in blood volume or, strictly speaking, an abnormal decrease in the volume of blood…
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- Neuroscience The study of the brain and nervous system, including molecular neuroscience, cellular neuroscience, cognitive…
- Clavus Synonymous with corns. The word 'clavus' is the Latin word for nail