How to Use glaucoma in a Sentence

glaucoma

noun
  • Steroids have a lot of side effects such as weight gain and glaucoma.
    — Matt Villano, CNN, 10 May 2021
  • Lewis is blind in his right eye and has serious glaucoma in his left.
    — Kenneth E. Hartman, Harper's magazine, 16 Sep. 2019
  • He had been diagnosed with glaucoma when he was born.
    — Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The glaucoma had progressed to a point where Sadie's eye would have to be removed.
    — Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Her grandfather has been seeing the world through the milky eyes of glaucoma for five, six years.
    — Han Ong, The New Yorker, 18 July 2022
  • Vinny lost his sight due to glaucoma, and Jax has become his seeing eye dog.
    — cleveland, 26 Oct. 2020
  • In glaucoma, the optic nerve gets damaged, often by a buildup of pressure in the eye.
    — Kelly Servick, Science | AAAS, 2 Dec. 2020
  • Her father has heart disease, high blood pressure and glaucoma.
    — Arian Campo-Flores, WSJ, 13 Oct. 2017
  • If taken for long periods, these drops may increase the risk of cataracts and glaucoma.
    — Amanda MacMillan, Time, 30 June 2017
  • Then an eye operation meant to treat his glaucoma took his sight instead.
    — High School Journalism Institute, oregonlive.com, 22 July 2019
  • Any signs of disc cupping or thinning can be indicative of glaucoma.
    — William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Of late, these Padres may be harder on Leitner’s eyes than the glaucoma.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2019
  • Many people with glaucoma who have normal pressures inside the eye have low blood pressure.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 9 Jan. 2023
  • Lutein can help lower the risk of glaucoma by protecting against optic nerve damage.
    — Jillian Kubala, Health, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Its active ingredient is a prostaglandin analog that’s been used for years to treat glaucoma.
    — Jolene Edgar, Town & Country, 8 June 2017
  • This could happen as a result of glaucoma, the Mayo Clinic points out.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 25 Oct. 2018
  • Keillor has survived heart surgery, a minor stroke and seizures, and recently had surgery on his left eye for cataracts and glaucoma.
    — Jeff Baenen, idahostatesman, 4 Aug. 2017
  • Kaylee, 3, arrived at the shelter with glaucoma and painful inflammation in both of her eyes.
    — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2024
  • TikTok users claim that using castor oil on your eyes can help improve vision and get rid of eye floaters and glaucoma.
    — Korin Miller, Health, 22 June 2023
  • Then the shelter called and told Writz that the dog would be having emergency surgery to remove an eye with glaucoma.
    — The Washington Post, The Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2017
  • Pagan, who lost her right eye to glaucoma, said the best part of having electricity is no longer bumping into things in the dark.
    — CBS News, 7 Feb. 2018
  • Failure of these cells, which can occur in diseases like glaucoma, results in the progressive loss of vision.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 6 Dec. 2020
  • It was determined that Babs had glaucoma, which caused her blindness, Cherry said.
    — Mitch Mitchell, star-telegram.com, 23 June 2017
  • The trial has so far enrolled two glaucoma patients, a 17-year-old woman and a 76-year-old man.
    — Rebecca Robbins, STAT, 2 July 2018
  • It’s currently used to scan the retina to diagnose conditions like glaucoma, but the team adapted it for use in the ear.
    — Michael Irving, New Atlas, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The condition, which is more common in Asians, can cause eye inflammation and lead to glaucoma.
    — Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 24 Aug. 2018
  • When Fountain retired from touring, the band was joined by Ben Moore, who’d lost his sight to glaucoma two decades ago.
    — Santi Elijah Holley, The Atlantic, 6 June 2018
  • Other kinds of polypills are made to treat HIV, glaucoma and other diseases.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN, 11 Oct. 2022
  • April is health awareness month for cervixes, birth defects, glaucoma, thyroids and substance use disorder.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Born in southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing, Zhang lost his sight at the age of 21 due to glaucoma.
    — CNN, 1 June 2021

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