Opthalmology

Unit 1: Sudden Loss of Vision

3: Acute angle-closure glaucoma

 

Symptoms

  • Unilateral loss of vision (can be 6/36 or worse)
  • Halos around lights
  • Unilateral red eye
  • Painful eye
  • Nausea and vomiting
  • Can be asymptomatic
  • May have had previous intermittent symptoms

Acute angle-closure glaucoma

Acute angle-closure glaucoma

Source: Ophthalmic Atlas Images (EyeRounds.org, The University of Iowa) / CC BY-NC-ND 3.0. Contributor: William Charles Caccamise, Sr, MD, Retired Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. Link to the image