Angle-closure glaucoma (also called closed-angle or narrow-angle glaucoma) occurs when the iris bulges forward, narrowing or completely blocking the drainage angle between the iris and cornea ...

If you have acute angle closure glaucoma in one eye, you’re also more likely to get it in the other. Symptoms. They come on quickly. You won’t be able to ignore them. They include: ...

Acute angle-closure glaucoma may also be treated with miotics such as pilocarpine. Miotics work by opening up the blocked trabecular meshwork by contracting the pupils.

The higher prevalence of closed-angle glaucoma in Asians and women is believed to be due to a shallower anterior (frontal) eye chamber. In the study, researchers showed that a rapid, ...

Eighteen medications appeared to be associated with angle-closure glaucoma, including sulfonamides, serotonergic agents and antimuscarinic agents, according to a retrospective analysis published ...

Closed-angle glaucoma (CAG) occurs less often. In this type of glaucoma, the iris of the eye is close to the drainage angle, through which eye fluid drains.

Symptoms accompanying closed-angle glaucoma might include blurred vision or seeing rainbow-colored circles around bright lights. Glaucoma usually affects both eyes, although it may be worse in one ...

In addition, if your ocular hypertension leads to what's known as closed-angle glaucoma, in which the drainage angle becomes completely blocked, this is an eye emergency.