Acute angle closure glaucoma is a medical emergency which can result in blindness. As it is
very painful patients are usually referred rapidly to an ophthalmologist. If it occurs following …

• We reviewed the records of all inpatients of the UCLA Medical Center from 1955 to 1980
with the discharge diagnosis of" glaucoma." Nine cases of acute angle-closure glaucoma …

Although unilateral angle closure glaucoma is quite common, simultaneous bilateral acute
angle closure is very rare and is usually induced by an external cause. General anesthesia …

Acute angle-closure glaucoma is a rare complication of general anesthesia. If not treated in
time, acute angle-closure glaucoma can potentially cause permanent loss of vision …

A 60-year-old woman who had undergone surgery of oral cancer under general anesthesia
developed an attack of acute angle-closure glaucoma the next morning. Her intraocular …

DURING 1961, under Research Project No. 14 of tlie Ophthalmic Research Institute of
Australia and Research Project No. 13 of The Royal Victoriani Eye and Ear Hospital, 240 …

Acute angle-closure glaucoma (AACG) is a rare complication of general anesthesia. The
coexistence of individual risk factors for postoperative AACG and factors associated with …

We report a case of a 69-year-old gentleman who developed an acutely painful eye with
loss of visual acuity whilst on the critical care unit. He was admitted three days previously …

Acute angle closure is an emergent ophthalmic condition that develops as a result of an
obstructed outflow of aqueous humour between the anterior and posterior chambers of the …

Acute glaucoma occurs in the early postoperative period after general surgery with sufficient
frequency to bring the problem to the attention of ophthalmolo-gists, surgeons and …