acute glaucoma

Noun acute glaucoma has 1 sense

• acute glaucoma(n = noun.state) angle-closure glaucoma, closed-angle glaucoma - glaucoma in which the iris blocks the outflow of aqueous humor; "closed-angle glaucoma can cause a rapid buildup of high intraocular pressure that results in permanent visual damage in a couple of days"
is a kind of glaucoma