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Eye Diseases > Ocular Hypertension > Glaucoma > Glaucoma, Angle-Closure

Preferred term

Glaucoma, Angle-Closure  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A form of glaucoma in which the intraocular pressure increases because the angle of the anterior chamber is blocked and the aqueous humor cannot drain from the anterior chamber.

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • Glaucoma, Angle Closure
  • Glaucoma, Closed-Angle
  • Glaucoma, Narrow-Angle
  • Glaucoma, Uncompensated
  • Glaucoma, Uncompensative

In other languages

  • French

  • Glaucome à angle étroit
  • Glaucome par fermeture de l'angle
  • Glaucome par fermeture de l'angle irido-cornéen
  • Glaucome par fermeture de l'angle iridocornéen

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-Z8KW43JC-Q

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