narrow-angle glaucoma
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Related to narrow-angle glaucoma: Open angle glaucoma
narrow-angle glaucoma
[′nar·ō ¦aŋ·gəl glau̇′kō·mə] (medicine)
Increased intraocular tension due to a block of the angle of the anterior chamber from contact of the iris by the trabecula. Also known as obstructive glaucoma.
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