liiga kõrge silmasisese rõhuga seotud nägemisnärvi ja võrkkesta funktsiooni häire, raske silmahaigus, mille peamine tunnus on silma siserõhu suurenemine; võib põhjustada pimedaksjäämist, a group of eye diseases characterized by an increase in intraocular pressure which causes pathological changes in the optic disk and typical defects in the field of vision, ocular disease, occurring in many forms, having as its primary characteristic an unstable or a sustained increase in the intraocular pressure which the eye cannot withstand without damage to its structure or impairment of its function