GLAUCOMA
Across
- 3. What is the characteristic enlargement of the eyeball seen in congenital glaucoma called?
- 6. What is the medical term for excessive tearing, commonly seen in congenital glaucoma?
- 8. Which structure produces aqueous humour?
- 10. Which surgical procedure creates an alternative drainage pathway for aqueous humour?
- 11. What is the name of the drainage channel that carries aqueous humour into the venous circulation?
- 12. Through which structure does aqueous humour primarily drain from the anterior chamber?
- 14. Which type of glaucoma occurs due to obstruction of the trabecular meshwork while the anterior chamber angle remains open?
Down
- 1. Which type of glaucoma is caused by closure of the anterior chamber angle?
- 2. Which medication reduces aqueous humour production by inhibiting carbonic anhydrase?
- 4. Which laser procedure is commonly used to create an opening in the peripheral iris in angle-closure glaucoma?
- 5. Which drug class is commonly used as first-line treatment for primary open-angle glaucoma?
- 7. Which type of glaucoma occurs due to abnormal blood vessel formation in the iris and angle?
- 9. What is the condition characterized by progressive optic nerve damage, commonly associated with increased intraocular pressure?
- 13. What is the characteristic optic nerve appearance in glaucoma due to loss of nerve fibres?