Acute angle-closure glaucoma is a rare but serious type of glaucoma. This condition occurs when drainage canals in the eye become blocked. If a person does not get treatment, acute angle-closure ...

Glaucoma is when the optic nerve in the eye becomes damaged. The different stages of narrow angle glaucoma relate to the extent of the damage to the optic nerve and the level of pressure in the eye.

Purpose To detect differences in retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) measurements between patients with acute angle-closure glaucoma (AACG) and normal subjects using scanning laser polarimetry. Methods ...

Christie Brinkley went in for a routine eye exam and ended up discovering that she has a type of glaucoma — one that required surgery to treat. "I just discovered that I have something called Acute ...