As nouns the difference between glaucoma and acetazolamide
is that glaucoma is (pathology) an eye disease or disorder that is defined as a characteristic optic neuropathy, or disease of the optic nerve, possibly, if untreated, leading to damage of the optic disc of the eye and resultant visual field loss due to lack of communication between the retina and the brain, which can lead to blindness while acetazolamide is a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor used to treat glaucoma and other conditions.
glaucoma
Noun
(
en noun)
(pathology) An eye disease or disorder that is defined as a characteristic optic neuropathy, or disease of the optic nerve, possibly, if untreated, leading to damage of the optic disc of the eye and resultant visual field loss due to lack of communication between the retina and the brain, which can lead to blindness.
Derived terms
* glaucomatous
acetazolamide
Noun
(-)
A carbonic anhydrase inhibitor used to treat glaucoma and other conditions.
Synonyms
* Acetazolam
* Apo-Acetazolamide
* Dazamide
* Diamox
* Storzolamide
Hypernyms
* antiglaucoma agents
* anticonvulsants
* diuretics
References
* Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses