Severe eye pain can mean acute angle closure glaucoma. Learn about the causes, symptoms, and treatment for this serious eye condition.

Narrow angle glaucoma occurs when fluid cannot drain from the eye as it should, which increases pressure in the eye and on the optic nerve.

Patients with osteoporosis who took bisphosphonates, especially risedronate, were at a higher risk of developing acute angle closure, a recent study found.

Acute An acute angle is an angles that is less than 90°. This makes them smaller than a right angle.

We cannot attribute with absolute certainty the acute angle-closure glaucoma as end-organ damage of hypertensive crisis. Our aim was rather to sensitize the scientific community to this possibility.

An acute angle-closure glaucoma attack is one of the few true ophthalmic emergencies. Presenting symptoms include severe eye pain or pressure sensation, redness, blurred vision, seeing haloes ...