Undiagnosed Open-angle glaucoma

Failure to diagnose Open-angle glaucoma

No early symptoms: This condition may have no early symptoms, and thus fail to be diagnosed in its early stages.

Undiagnosed prevalence of Open-angle glaucoma:

1 to 1.5 million (about half of 3 million Americans)

Undiagnosed prevalence rate:

approx 1 in 272 or 0.37% or 1 million people in USA [about data]

Undiagnosed Causes of Open-angle glaucoma

As part of Open-angle glaucoma diagnosis, consider whether any of these underlying medical Open-angle glaucoma causes may have been overlooked:

• Eye surgery
• Advanced cataracts
• Eye injury
• More hidden causes »

Undiagnosed Complications of Open-angle glaucoma

As part of Open-angle glaucoma diagnosis, consider whether any of these Open-angle glaucoma complications may have been overlooked:

• Optic nerve damage
• Blindness
• Motor accidents - from loss of peripheral vision
• More complications »

Undiagnosed Diseases

Read our premium medical health articles on topics related to undiagnosed conditions in general, not necessarily specific to Open-angle glaucoma:

• Failure to Diagnose
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About undiagnosed conditions:

One possible misdiagnosis is the failure to correctly diagnose Open-angle glaucoma leading to a person remaining with undiagnosed Open-angle glaucoma. Any condition can potentially be missed and stay undiagnosed. For a general overview of diseases that are often undiagnosed, see Failure to Diagnose or Under-Diagnosed Diseases.

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