Glaucoma

(glaw-ko'-mah)'. A disease of the eye the e ential and characteristic symptom of which is an abnormally heightened intraocular tension, resulting in hardne of the globe, excavation of the papilla or optic disc, a restriction of the field of vision, corneal anesthesia, colored halo about lights, and le ening of visual power that may, if unchecked, proceed to blindne . The etiology is obscure. G. absolutum, or consummatum, the completed glaucomatous proce , with blindne . G. acutum, the first or the renewed attack, with the characteristic and inflammatory symptoms, generally intermitting after a few days. G, Auricular, a disease of the middle ear characterized by a great increase in the intra-labyrinthine pre ure. G. evolutum, the second stage of glaucoma. G. fulminans, an acute attack coming on with great suddenne and violence. G. haemorrhagicum, or apoplecticum, that a ociated with retinal hemorrhage. G. malignum, a grave form, attended with violent pain and rapidly leading to blindne . G., Secondary, that consequent upon other ocular diseases. G. simplex, that form without inflammatory symptoms.