Fig. 2.1
Gonioscopy photograph of occluded angle; no trabecular structures are visible.
Fig. 2.2
Gonioscopy photograph of open angle, showing trabecular meshwork and other structures.
Significance
Acute angle-closure glaucoma is an ocular emergency, as it has the potential for total visual loss from optic nerve damage within 24-36 hours.
Differential diagnosis
Neovascular glaucoma; glaucomatocyclitic crisis; disciform keratitis.
Management
See Acute angle-closure glaucoma – management.