angle-closure glaucoma

Noun angle-closure glaucoma has 1 sense

• angle-closure glaucoma(n = noun.state) acute glaucoma, closed-angle glaucoma - glaucoma in which the iris blocks the outflow of aqueous humor; "closed-angle glaucoma can cause a rapid buildup of high intraocular pressure that results in permanent visual damage in a couple of days"
is a kind of glaucoma