Primary angle-closure glaucoma: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment
By Dr. Leila Mehta, DO · · Ophthalmology
This article from Weyland-Yutani Health System's Ophthalmology service line explains primary angle-closure glaucoma in plain language.
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Topic: primary angle-closure glaucoma. An angle-closure glaucoma characterized by closure of the anterior chamber angle by an intrinsic defect such that aqueous outflow is blocked and the intraocular pressure becomes inappropriately elevated leading to optic nerve damage and visual field loss. Primary angle-closure glaucoma has_symptom progressive peripheral vision loss, decreased vision, and pain, redness, and headache in acute…
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