Acute Glaucoma
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Acute Glaucoma Symptoms
Symptoms of acute
glaucoma
include:
Severe
eye pain
:
Sudden onset
Pain is only in one eye
Blurry vision
Eye redness
and hazy cornea
Halos around lights
Headache
Nausea
Vomiting
For more information:
Chronic glaucoma symptoms
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Blurry vision
Chronic glaucoma
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Eye redness
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Last Updated: Apr 1, 2008
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Stephen J. Schueler, MD
;
John H. Beckett, MD
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Gandhewar RR, Kamath GG. Acute glaucoma presentations in the elderly. Emerg Med J. 2005 Apr;22(4):306-7.
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