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rubeosis, n. Path.|ruːbɪˈəʊsɪs|
[ad. G. Rubeose (C. von Noorden Die Zuckerkrankheit und ihre Behandlung (ed. 7, 1917) v. 262), f. L. rubens reddish: see -osis.
Originally used to denote a reddening of the facial skin in diabetics: the meaning borrowed into Eng. was suggested by R. Salus 1928, in Med. Klinik 17 Feb. 258/1.]
In full, rubeosis iridis (diabetica). A serious eye condition in which proliferation of blood-vessels in the iris leads to ischmaemic neovascular glaucoma and blindness.
[1917C. von Noorden Die Zuckerkrankheit und ihre Behandlung (ed. 7) 633 (Index), Rubeosis.] 1934Arch. Ophthalm. XII. 420 The name ‘rubeosis’ which Salus bestowed on his cases was first used by von Noorden. Ibid., The eye affected by glaucoma showed a typical rubeosis iridis. 1940S. Duke-Elder Text-bk. Ophthalm. III. xxxv. 2385 Rubeosis of the iris..is a rare condition characterized by a peculiar non-inflammatory vascular proliferation affecting particularly the iris in diabetics, and usually associated with glaucoma. The condition was first described by Salus (1928). 1945Amer. Jrnl. Ophthalm. XXVIII. 125/1 Rubeosis does not depend entirely upon the severity of the diabetes. 1976Brit. Jrnl. Ophthalm. LX. 818/2 There were no cases of rubeosis or neovascular glaucoma in the treated group. 1983Byte Oct. 447/1 Suzanne..lost her sight from a combination of neurovascular rubeosis and retinopathy. |