Word: glaucoma
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...shambles. But the popular uprising that Bakr had counted on never came, and he and his men soon found themselves surrounded by troops and without food. On the fifth day Bakr agreed to release Robinson, 63, who had been shot in the leg and suffers from diabetes and glaucoma. Next day Bakr and his men freed the remaining hostages and gave themselves...
When elections were held last week in the Dominican Republic, the two closest contenders for President were old -- very old -- rivals: Joaquin Balaguer, 82 and blind with glaucoma, the current leader, and Juan Bosch, 80, a Marxist and former President who now endorses capitalism as the way to cure the country's economy...
...Lusia and I -- she in Italy after a hard-fought battle to permit her to leave the country to treat her glaucoma; I in Moscow -- heard the news that I had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The official reaction in the U.S.S.R. was one of intense irritation tinged with nervousness. I was denied permission to go to Norway for the Nobel award ceremonies on the grounds that I was "an individual possessing knowledge of state secrets." Lusia accepted the award for me in Oslo in December...
...accumulation of aqueous humor, a fluid that is generated behind the lens and then flows to the front of the eye, bringing nourishment and washing away waste products. In a normal eye, the humor drains as it is produced, maintaining a constant ebb and flow. But in those with glaucoma, the drainage canals are somehow blocked, leading to an increase in pressure. "Glaucoma is a plumbing problem," says H. Dunbar Hoskins of the San Francisco-based Foundation for Glaucoma Research. If left untreated, the pressure eventually harms the optic nerve. The reason for the buildup is not known...
Early treatment of open-angle glaucoma with eyedrop drugs like levobunolol hydrochloride, which Bush is taking, slows production of the aqueous humor and relieves the pressure. Eventually, however, many patients develop a tolerance for the drugs and must switch medications. Occasionally, surgery is needed, though in Bush's case probably not for many years. This glaucoma is easy to overlook, since it has no overt symptoms. But doctors are becoming more vigilant, and the American Academy of Ophthalmology now recommends that everyone over 40 be tested every two years...