"If I had an acute attack, I would go to a surgeon, but the hope is that I won't need to." Marc Azoff was diagnosed with primary open-angle glaucoma more than 20 years ago.

1. Pain and redness: If there is a sudden drop in vision along with pain and redness, this could indicate acute glaucoma or acute angle-closure glaucoma. If you're experiencing redness, pain, and ...

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A more severe form, angle-closure glaucoma, can trigger sudden eye pain, blurred vision, nausea, and halos around lights—a medical emergency requiring immediate treatment.

This study aimed to compare the characteristics and differences in lens position and stability in patients with acute and chronic angle-closure glaucoma (ACG) using ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) to ...

ABSTRACT We report the case of a 46-year-old female patient who presented with bilateral acute angle closure during the course of dengue infection. Dengue diagnosis was confirmed by serological tests.

Aim: To determine the changes in peripapillary atrophy after episodes of acute primary angle closure (APAC). Methods: Prospective observational study of 40 eyes in 38 patients of predominantly Chinese ...

Methods A prospective observational study. Acute angle-closure suspects who underwent the 2-hour dark room prone provocative test (DRPPT) were included. At baseline and within 5 min after the DRPPT ...

“Blurry vision that comes with pain in the eyes and nausea can be very dangerous and can represent a severe eye condition called acute angle closure glaucoma,” says Andreoli. “This can cause blindness ...

Eye drops containing 0.002% omidenepag isopropyl can safely reduce intraocular pressure in patients with newly diagnosed primary open-angle glaucoma, according to a real-world study.

Technical Terms Angle-closure glaucoma: A form of glaucoma caused by the obstruction of the iridocorneal angle, leading to elevated intraocular pressure and optic nerve damage.