intraocular pressure
1Intraocular pressure — (IOP) is the fluid pressure inside the eye. Physiology and measurementIntraocular pressure is mainly determined by the coupling of the production of aqueous humor from the eye s ciliary body and its drainage through the trabecular meshwork and… …
2Intraocular pressure — The pressure created by the continual renewal of fluids within the eye. The intraocular pressure is increased in glaucoma. In acute angle closure glaucoma, the intraocular pressure rises because the canal into which the fluid in the front part of …
3intraocular pressure — noun pressure exerted by the fluids inside the eyeball; regulated by resistance to the outward flow of aqueous humor glaucoma can result from increased intraocular pressure • Syn: ↑IOP • Hypernyms: ↑pressure, ↑pressure level, ↑force per unit area …
4intraocular pressure — pressure within the eye caused by fluid in the orbit …
5IOP (intraocular pressure) — The pressure created by the continual renewal of fluids within the eye. The normal IOP varies among individuals. The intraocular pressure is increased in glaucoma. In acute angle closure glaucoma, the intraocular pressure rises because the canal… …
6intraocular — [in΄trə äk′yo͞o lər] adj. located within, or surgically implanted into, an eyeball [intraocular pressure, intraocular lens] …
7Intraocular — In the eye. The intraocular pressure is the pressure within the eye. * * * Within the eyeball. * * * in·tra·oc·u·lar .in trə äk yə lər, (.)trä adj implanted in, occurring within, or administered by entering the eyeball <intraocular… …
8Pressure, intraocular — The pressure created by the continual renewal of fluids within the eye. The intraocular pressure is increased in glaucoma. In acute angle closure glaucoma, the intraocular pressure rises because the canal into which the fluid in the front part of …
9Intraocular tension — The pressure within the eye. See: Intraocular pressure. * * * see under pressure. Symbol T …
10pressure level — noun the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit) the compressed gas exerts an increased pressure • Syn: ↑pressure, ↑force per unit area • Derivationally related forms: ↑press ( …
