closed-angle glaucoma

Noun closed-angle glaucoma has 1 sense

• closed-angle glaucoma(n = noun.state) acute glaucoma, angle-closure 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