uickly differentiated from other causes of acute red eye. Patients should be immediately referred to an ophthalmologist for appropriate medical treatment and laser surgery.
             Chronic angle-closure glaucoma is as insidious as open-angle glaucoma. Its fundamental mechanism relates to the anatomic narrowness of the anterior chamber angle. Often patients have a history of vague discomfort about the eyes or intermittent blurring of vision. Physical diagnosis relies on gonioscopic evaluation of the angle by an ophthalmologist. However, primary care physicians should closely monitor patients with a family history of angle closure glaucoma or hyperopia accompanied by a history of eye ache, headache, and blurred vision.
             Many ocular and systemic conditions are associated with the development of glaucoma. Disease is classified as to whether the mechanism of intraocular pressure elevation is open-angle or closed-angle. In secondary glaucoma, intraocular pressure can rise rapidly to very high levels or slowly and insidiously. The optic nerve may be able to tolerate highe
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