angle-closure glaucoma
- noun
- /ˈæŋɡəlˌkloʊʒər ɡloʊˈkoʊmə/
- Specialized
:
glaucoma de cierre angular
- Regular eye exams can help detect angle-closure glaucoma before it causes permanent vision loss.
Examples
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She was diagnosed with angle-closure glaucoma last week.
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Don't ignore symptoms of angle-closure glaucoma!
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Acute angle-closure glaucoma is a medical emergency that requires immediate treatment.
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Patients with angle-closure glaucoma often experience sudden eye pain and blurred vision.
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In individuals with narrow drainage angles, angle-closure glaucoma can lead to sudden vision loss if not treated promptly.
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Symptoms of angle-closure glaucoma include severe eye pain, headache, and nausea due to the increased pressure in the eye.
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Patients diagnosed with angle-closure glaucoma may require laser surgery to open the blocked drainage angle for better fluid flow.
Synonyms
A sudden eye condition when the colored part blocks fluid leaving the front of the eye, raising eye pressure quickly
A sudden, serious eye problem when fluid inside the eye builds up, causing severe pain and risk of losing sight
How Severe
- Specialized
- Specialized
1
5.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
angle-closure + glaucoma
The term is compositionally built: 'angle-closure' denotes closure of an angle and combining it with 'glaucoma' yields a subtype of glaucoma caused by that closure. Although medically specific, the meaning is directly derivable from the constituents and follows transparent noun-modifier composition that learners who know the parts can infer.
Etymology
Angle-closure glaucoma comes from a simple picture: the front of the eye has a small angle where fluid normally drains. If the colored part, the iris, moves to close that angle, the fluid is trapped and 'eye pressure' rises quickly, so the name refers to this sudden and serious type of glaucoma.