Acute glaucoma

external

• Synonyms

  • Closed angle glaucoma

• Causes

  • Dilating eyedrops
  • Antimuscarinic drug
  • Sturge-Weber syndrome
  • Chinese

• Effects

  • Acute headache
  • Nausea and vomiting
  • Clouding of vision
  • Scleral eye pain
  • Fixed half dilated pupil
  • Corneal oedema
  • Monocular blindness
  • Chemosis

• Parents

  • Glaucoma

• Treatments

  • Beta adrenoceptor blocker
  • Pilocarpine
  • Mannitol
  • Iridotomy
  • Iridectomy
  • Glucocorticoid

• Description

  • "An emergency. Unilateral. Treatment: Intravenous "