School of Medicine, Family Medicine answered. While drinking a glass of milk to relieve heartburn may initially ease the discomfort of acid reflux or gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), it may also have a rebound affect later when the same milk triggers the production of stomach acid later.
Medical Definition of glaucoma. : a disease of the eye marked by increased pressure within the eyeball that can result in damage to the optic disk and gradual loss of vision.
Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness in the general population. The definition of. end-stage glaucoma may be based on a very constricted visual field, or a markedly severed. visual acuity (Gillies& Brooks et al., 2000). Many factors have been postulated to put the. patient at a high risk.