Acute Angle-Closure Glaucoma (cont.)
Medical Author:
Robert J Noecker, MD
Coauthor:
Lauri Graham
Medical Editor:
Richard W Allinson, MD
Medical Editor:
Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD
Medical Editor:
Robert H Graham, MD
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Synonyms and Keywordsclosed-angle glaucoma, acute glaucoma, subacute angle-closure glaucoma, laser iridotomy, laser gonioplasty, surgical iridotomy, incisional iridotomy, gonioscopy, high pressure inside the eye, intraocular pressure, IOP, increased IOP, elevated IOP, high IOP, increased intraocular pressure, elevated intraocular pressure, high intraocular pressure, high eye pressure, elevated eye pressure, increased eye pressure, anterior chamber, iris, trabecular meshwork, aqueous humor, optic nerve, optic nerve damage, farsightedness, hyperopia, vision loss, blindness, acute angle-closure glaucoma Authors and EditorsAuthor: Robert J Noecker, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; Director, Glaucoma Service, Vice Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Eye Center.Coauthor(s): Lauri Graham, Medical Writer, eMedicine.com, Inc. Editors: Richard W Allinson, MD, Associate Professor, Division of Ophthalmology, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Scott and White Clinic; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; Robert H Graham, MD, Ophthalmologist, Robert H Graham, MD, PC; Affiliated With Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona and Carl T Hayden VA Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona. Last Editorial Review: 11/18/2005 (Page 18 of 19) Viewer Comments & ReviewsAcute Angle-Closure Glaucoma - SymptomsThe eMedicineHealth physician editors ask:What were your symptoms of acute-angle-closure glaucoma? |
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Angle-closure glaucoma (ACG) is a condition in which the iris is apposed to the trabecular meshwork at the angle of the anterior chamber of the eye.
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