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… Overview A tonometry test measures the pressure inside your eye, which is called intraocular pressure (IOP). This test is used to check for glaucoma , an eye disease that can cause blindness by damaging the nerve in the back of the eye ( optic nerve ). Damage to the optic nerve may be caused …
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… surgery—a piece of tissue in the drainage angle of the eye is removed, creating an opening. The opening is … a flap of tissue from the sclera, the white part of the eye, and the conjunctiva, the clear thin covering over the … opening allows fluid ( aqueous humour ) to drain out of the eye, bypassing the clogged drainage channels of the …
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… tube with an attached silicone drainage pouch in the eye to help drain fluid ( aqueous humour ) from the eye. This type of surgery is usually done after a … person already has or is likely to form scar tissue in the eye, this type of surgery may be done at the start. …
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… of silicone sponge, rubber, or semi-hard plastic that your eye doctor ( ophthalmologist ) places on the outside of the eye (the sclera, or the white of the eye). The material is sewn to the eye to keep it in place. …
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… causes it? Farsightedness occurs when light entering the eye is focused behind the retina instead of directly on it . This is caused by an eye that is too short, whose cornea is not curved enough, or whose lens sits farther back in the eye than normal. Farsightedness often runs in families. In …
Medications
… of kidney problems (such as change in the amount of urine, pink urine) dark urine stomach/abdominal pain yellowing eyes/skin This medication may rarely cause a severe … of kidney problems (such as change in the amount of urine, pink urine) dark urine stomach/abdominal pain yellowing …
Medical tests
… is a test that lets a doctor see inside the back of the eye , which is called the fundus. The doctor can also see other structures in the eye. The doctor uses a magnifying tool called an ophthalmoscope and a light source to see inside the eye. The test is done as part of an eye examination. It may …
Medical tests
… Results Test Overview Gonioscopy is an eye examination to look at the front part of your eye (anterior chamber) between the cornea and the iris . … to see whether the area where fluid drains out of your eye (called the drainage angle ) is open or closed. It is …
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… focused beam of light to treat the drainage angle of the eye. This surgery makes it easier for fluid to flow out of the front part of the eye, decreasing pressure in the eye. There are two types of laser trabeculoplasty: Argon …
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… a surgery to remove the vitreous gel from the middle of the eye . It may be done when there is a retinal detachment or … not clear on its own. Removing the vitreous gel gives your eye doctor better access to the back of the eye. This surgery is done by an eye doctor ( ophthalmologist …
