angle-closure glaucoma

[ ang-guhl--kloh-zher glaw-koh-muh, glou-koh-muh ]

noun

, Ophthalmology.

1. a type of glaucoma, abnormally high fluid pressure in the eye, usually caused by pressure of the iris against the lens, which traps the aqueous humor.

Word History and Origins

Origin of angle-closure glaucoma¹

First recorded in 1950–55