angle-closure glaucoma

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   glaucoma in which the iris blocks the outflow of aqueous humor

   “closed-angle glaucoma can cause a rapid buildup of high intraocular pressure that results in permanent visual damage in a couple of days”

   Synonymsacute glaucomaclosed-angle glaucoma

   Broaderglaucoma

Questions about angle-closure glaucoma

What does angle-closure glaucoma mean?

angle-closure glaucoma means "glaucoma in which the iris blocks the outflow of aqueous humor".

What is another word for angle-closure glaucoma?

Close synonyms include acute glaucoma, closed-angle glaucoma. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.