Diseases

Ocular Hypertension

A condition in which the intraocular pressure is elevated above normal and which may lead to glaucoma.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

A condition in which the intraocular pressure is elevated above normal and which may lead to glaucoma.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Hypertension, Ocular
  • Hypertensions, Ocular
  • Ocular Hypertensions
  • Glaucoma, Suspect
  • Glaucomas, Suspect
  • Suspect Glaucoma
  • Suspect Glaucomas

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

do not equate with GLAUCOMA; do not confuse with OCULAR HYPOTENSION

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History Note

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Previous Indexing

  • Glaucoma (1966-1982)
  • Intraocular Pressure (1966-1982)

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  1. C11w.525w

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WW 285

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ocular Hypertension. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009798. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009798
  2. Ocular Hypertension. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocular_hypertension
  3. Ocular Hypertension. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9294051