(n) an eye disease that damages the optic nerve and impairs vision (sometimes progressing to blindness), Example:contrary to popular belief, glaucoma is not always caused by elevated intraocular pressure
[ないしょう(内障);そこひ, naishou ( nai shou ); sokohi] (n) (1) (ないしょう only) { Buddh } internal hindrance; (2) (See 上翳) any visual disorder caused by a problem within the eye (i.e. glaucoma, amaurosis, etc.)
‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. glay`kwma, fr. glayko`s light gray, blue gray. ] (Med.) Dimness or abolition of sight, with a diminution of transparency, a bluish or greenish tinge of the refracting media of the eye, and a hard inelastic condition of the eyeball, with marked increase of tension within the eyeball. [ 1913 Webster ]