[Psych3120] glaucoma

[The Gleim's]

There was a question about what glaucoma was, I looked it up and apparently
it is a serious disease of the eye.  It's characterized by high intraocular
pressure.  I'm assuming this is why they blow air in your eye when testing
for it, so that the optomitrist can access how much pressure there is.
Results from the disease are a damaged optic disk, hardening of the eye ball
and partial or complete loss of vision.

I hope that helps the discussion.

Heather #00067221


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From: jessica rembowski <jbabygirlr@hotmail.com>
To: psych3120@lists.csbs.utah.edu <psych3120@lists.csbs.utah.edu>
Date: Thursday, August 31, 2000 11:45 AM
Subject: Re: [Psych3120] The man and the hat


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>In refence to the brain and behavior class, which I also took, I remember
>reading and seeing pictures related to this visual agnosia. A man could see
>a persons body but could not see their face. I belive he recieved some
>injury to the brain. In the pictures, there was a circle representing this
>blind spot that this gentleman had and it was quite interesting to me to
>think that you know that person must have a head or a face but are unable
to
>physically see it. This kind of goes back to the example presented in class
>that about not being able to see the ball but to reach out and catch the
>ball as its being thrown. Its quite facinating. On another note, I was
>reading the paper today and the Sumpreme Court Ruled Baring Medical
>Marijuana. I believe that marijuana is sometimes prescribed to patients who
>gave severe glaucoma? I really don't know what glaucoma is but doesn't it
>have something to with your eyes or am I completely wrong?
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