Case report A 22-year-old man presented with severe pain in the left eye without any
significant past ocular history. The right eye examination was within normal limits and the left …

A 59-year-old woman was referred urgently with a 1-to 2-week history of subacute angle-
closure glaucoma (ACG) in the right eye. Her referring ophthalmologist had performed laser …

Nonpupillary block angle closure glaucoma has been reported in association with scleritis,
Harada's disease, panretinal photocoagulation, 1 arteriovenous fistula, 2 acquired …

Dear Editor: In the article by Alsagoff et al1 on the long-term clinical outcome of acute angle-
closure glaucoma (AACG), the proportions of their AACG patients progressing to chronic …

Dear Editor: Degos' disease, also known as malignant atrophic papulosis is characterized
by vasculopathy of unknown origin and independently described by Degos in 1942. 1 It is …

A 66-year-old slightly myopic (À4. 0D) Chinese lady with a history of retinitis pigmentosa,
diabetes, and cataract, presented with a 5-day history of severe left eye pain and vomiting …

Acute Angle-Closure Glaucoma Page 1 The new england journal of medicine n engl j med
378;10 nejm.org March 8, 2018 e14 Images in Clinical Medicine A 52-year-old woman …

ABSTRACT A patient presented with acute primary angle closure glaucoma with markedly
elevated intraocular pressure. Two weeks after laser peripheral iridotomy and resolution of …

DISCUSSION Primary ACG is the most common form of acute ACG. Susceptible individuals
have narrow angles, a shallow anterior chamber, and axial hyperopia. 1 There are …

Acute angle closure glaucoma is a comparatively rare, acute form of glaucoma that may be
associated with various systemic symptoms; these can overshadow the primary ocular …