Acute glaucoma, also called closed-angle glaucoma, is caused by a sudden increase in eye pressure.
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Acute angle closure glaucoma of the right eye.
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Women are three times more likely than men to develop acute angle closure glaucoma due to their shallower anterior chambers.
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The more severe acute closed-angle glaucoma, on the other hand, causes sharp pain and visual impairment and requires prompt laser surgery.
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This project will focus on the changes caused by acute stroke to the optic nerve and the neurodegenerative disease glaucoma which affects the cells of the optic nerve.