acute glaucoma meaning

• Noun: acute glaucoma
  1. Glaucoma in which the iris blocks the outflow of aqueous humour
     - closed-angle glaucoma, angle-closure glaucoma

  Type of: glaucoma

  Encyclopedia: Acute glaucoma

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• acute:    Adjective: acute ( ...
• chronic glaucoma:    Noun: chronic glau ...

Examples

1. the mannite that extracted from kelp is the first aid medicine to treat acute kidney function prostration, encephalitis, acute glaucoma etc.
2. Such drops are used in certain glaucoma patients to prevent acute glaucoma attacks.
3. Side effects include insomnia, hypertension and acute glaucoma.
4. She suffered from acute glaucoma in the 1950s and one eye was removed.
5. Mannitol is also the first drug of choice for the treatment of acute glaucoma in veterinary medicine.