Narrow Angle Glaucoma

Acute narrow angle glaucoma (also called angle closure glaucoma or narrow angle glaucoma) is one of the two basic categories of glaucoma. The other category is open angle glaucoma. Although it affects less than 10 percent of patients with glaucoma, acute narrow angle glaucoma is the most serious form of the disease. The problem is often inherited and occurs more commonly in farsighted elderly people, particularly in women. It often occurs in bo... More

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