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Acute angle glaucoma occurs in one in 1,000 individuals
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How is acute angle glaucoma diagnosed?
To determine if laser iridotomy is indicated, the surgeon must first determine if and how the angle is occluded.
What demographic groups are at risk for acute angle glaucoma?
Individuals of Asian and Eskimo ancestry appear to be at greater risk of developing it.
How many acute angles does a acute angle have?
1 acute angle = 1 acute angle
Does an acute has 17 degrees?
An acute angle is an angle less than 90°. So an angle of 17° is an acute angle.
Which is larger an acute acute or an obtuse angle?
Acute angle = <90 degrees Right angle = 90 degrees Obtuse angle = >90 degrees To answer your question, obtuse angle is larger.
What are alternatives to trabeculectomy?
Lasers are now used to treat both closed-angle and open-angle glaucoma. Peripheral iridectomy is used for people with acute angle-closure glaucoma attacks and chronic closed-angle glaucoma
How is acute angle glaucoma diagnosed?
To determine if laser iridotomy is indicated, the surgeon must first determine if and how the angle is occluded.
What are the two types of glaucoma?
chronic glaucoma acute glaucoma
A drug called pilocarpine is prescribed by ophthalmologists to be dropped in the eye to control what condition?
Acute angle closure glaucoma.
When should Benzodiazepines not be used?
Benzodiazepines should not be used in patients with psychosis, acute narrow-angle glaucoma, or liver disease.
What demographic groups are at risk for acute angle glaucoma?
Individuals of Asian and Eskimo ancestry appear to be at greater risk of developing it.
What are signs of glaucoma?
Glaucoma can be acute or chronic and both have high intraocular pressure which is higher in acute than chronic. Chronic glaucoma is the most common type and the patient will not feel any thing until the disease is advanced with constriction in the peripheral visual field that increase gradually till the patient only see through the center of his vision. The acute type which is due to angle closure glaucoma comes with red eye, increase tearing, photophobia or light sensitivity, severe pain that radiate to the head causing headache, nausea, vomiting, blurring of vision due to corneal edema. Acute glaucoma is a medical emergency that should be treated as soon as possible.
Is glaucoma an acute condition?
no
Two right triangles that are not similar still may have one congruent acute angle in common?
Not so. The two acute angles of a right triangle must add up to 90 degrees.So if the triangles have one congruent acute angle in common, they must alsohave the other acute angle in common, and then they're similar.
Nina says she can make a right angle by drawing an acute angle that share a common ray Is she correct?
If an angle is acute, it can't also be a right angle.
What are the treatments for open angle glaucoma?
For the treatement of open-angle glaucoma and other types of glaucoma please check: http://www.hfhut.com/glaucoma-the-silent-scourge
What are the treatments for open-angle glaucoma?
For the treatement of open-angle glaucoma and other types of glaucoma please check: http://www.hfhut.com/glaucoma-the-silent-scourge
