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… Glaucoma Screening On this page: Overview … you are younger than 40 and have no known risk factors for glaucoma , the Canadian Ophthalmological Society (COS) … can be diagnosed. Glaucoma Health Screening: Finding Health Problems Early Tonometry Vision …
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… Glaucoma On this page: Health Tools Cause … What is glaucoma? Glaucoma is the name for a group of eye diseases … helps determine your risk for glaucoma. Learn more Glaucoma Screening Tonometry Vision Loss Evaluation Vision Tests …
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… Surgery for Glaucoma and a Cataract On this page: Overview Related … Overview Cataracts may occur in people who also have glaucoma . This commonly occurs in older adults. If you have glaucoma and cataracts, you may consider having surgery for …
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… Laser Iridotomy for Glaucoma On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect Why … eye, which occurs during an episode of acute closed-angle glaucoma. Some people feel a mild but sharp sensation in the … iridotomy is mainly used to try to: Treat closed-angle glaucoma after the pressure in the affected eye has been …
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… Goniotomy for Childhood Glaucoma On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect Why … only. What To Expect Children who have a goniotomy for glaucoma need to be watched carefully after surgery to make sure their glaucoma is controlled. The pressure in their eyes needs to …
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… Trabeculotomy for Childhood Glaucoma On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect Why … Done Trabeculotomy is a good choice for children who have glaucoma when the clear covering (cornea) over the iris is … a better job of lowering eye pressure in children who have glaucoma. How Well It Works One year after surgery, …
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… Laser Trabeculoplasty for Glaucoma On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect Why … Why It Is Done Laser trabeculoplasty may be used to treat glaucoma that gets worse even with medicine treatment. It may also help treat older adults who have glaucoma and can't use medicines to treat it. How Well It …
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… Depression Screening On this page: Screening Overview Screening in Children and Teens …
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… Osteoporosis Screening On this page: Overview … thinks you may be at risk for osteoporosis, you may have a screening test if you have: A broken bone (fracture) from a … about your risk factors and when to start bone density screening. Screening test A dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry …
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… HIV Screening On this page: … Virus) Infection . Health Screening: Finding Health Problems Early HIV (Human … Virus) Infection . Health Screening: Finding Health Problems Early HIV (Human …
