High -Yield Internal Medicine Board Exam Pearls by Knowmedge - HTML preview

Acute Angle Closure Glaucoma

 More severe than POAG

 Red eye, severe pain, headache, nausea and vomiting and visual halos

 Intra-ocular pressure can be as high as 50 mmHg

 When suspected, immediate referral to an ophthalmologist is required to prevent

permanent optic nerve atrophy