Diagnosaurus
Acute (angle-closure) glaucoma
DDx
- Keratitis (corneal ulcer or inflammation), e.g., herpes simplex
- Uveitis
- Conjunctivitis
- Scleritis or episcleritis
- Retinal detachment
- Macular degeneration (exudative)
- Retinal artery or vein occlusion
- Temporal (giant cell) arteritis
- Migraine or cluster headache
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Last updated: March 5, 2015
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Acute (angle-closure) Glaucoma." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2015. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114399/1/Acute__angle_closure__glaucoma.
Zeiger RFR. Acute (angle-closure) glaucoma. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114399/1/Acute__angle_closure__glaucoma. Accessed November 3, 2025.
Zeiger, R. F. (2015). Acute (angle-closure) glaucoma. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114399/1/Acute__angle_closure__glaucoma
Zeiger RFR. Acute (angle-closure) Glaucoma [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. [cited 2025 November 03]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114399/1/Acute__angle_closure__glaucoma.
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