Primary juvenile glaucoma Primary juvenile glaucoma Primary juvenile glaucoma is glaucoma that develops due to ocular hypertension and is evident either at birth or within the first few years of life. It is caused due to abnormalities in the anterior chamber angle development that obstruct aqueous outflow in the absence of systemic anomalies or other ocular malformation. The typical infant who has congenital glaucoma usually is initially referred to an ophthalmologist because of apparent corneal edema. The commonly described triad of epiphora (excessive tearing), blepharospasm and photophobia may be missed until the corneal edema becomes apparent. Two of the more commonly encountered disorders
Medical Corps of the Swedish Armed Forces Medical Corps of the Swedish Armed Forces Medical Corps of the Swedish Armed Forces (, Medk) was a joint administrative corps for military physicians and military veterinarians in the Swedish Armed Forces. It was formed in 1969 (SFS 1969:409) by merging the Swedish Field Medical Corps ("Fältläkarkåren"), the Swedish Naval Medical Officers’ Corps ("Marinläkarkåren") and the Swedish Army Veterinary Corps. Its head was the Surgeon-General of the Swedish Armed Forces and was subordinate to the Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces. The Surgeon-General had at his disposal a staff body, the medical corps office, which was organizationally part of