Acute Angle-Closure Glaucoma occurs when the drainage of aqueous humor via the anterior chamber angle is blocked by the iris. People with shallow anterior chamber, either due to short axial length in hyperopia, or enlarged lens by development of cataract. Patients often complain of blurry vision and painful eye, with headache, nausea and vomiting.
- mid-dilated pupil
- "deep-sea-green" pupil
- corneal oedema & injection
- circumcorneal redness
- abrupt rise of intraocular pressure
Acute glaucoma is treated as emergency. Medical treatment includes acetazolamide, beta blockers, pilocarpine, prostaglandin analogue, and alpha-2 adrenergic agonists. If medical treatment failed, laser iridectomy or surgical intervention is needed.
2 comments:
Nothing much to do with glaucoma.What can be done is just trying to maintain the vision left,instead of curing it or improving it.
Well, acute glaucoma is a medical emergency and has a good prognosis if detected and treated early
Thus, this is different from chronic glaucoma, which is I think what u meant up there.
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