anterior chamber angle

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• angle of anterior chamber of eye — the angle formed at the border of the anterior chamber of the eye by the trabecular reticulum, the ciliary body, and the part of the iris attached to the ciliary body …   Medical dictionary

• anterior synechia — n SYNECHIA (a) * * * adhesion of the base of the iris to the cornea, producing occlusion of the chamber angle; it may be caused by glaucoma, cataract, or intraocular tumors, or occur after perforation resulting from keratitis, iridocyclitis,… …   Medical dictionary

• Angle-closure glaucoma — This condition can be acute or chronic. It consists of increased pressure in the front chamber (anterior chamber) of the eye due to sudden (acute) or slowly progressive (chronic) blockage of the normal circulation of fluid within the eye. The… …   Medical dictionary

• Angle-closure glaucoma, acute — Increased pressure in the front chamber (anterior chamber) of the eye due to sudden (acute) blockage of the normal circulation of fluid within the eye. The block takes place at the angle of the anterior chamber formed by its junction of the… …   Medical dictionary

• angle — The meeting point of two lines or planes; the figure formed by the junction of two lines or planes; the space bounded on two sides by lines or planes that meet. For angles not listed below, see the descriptive term; e.g., axioincisal, distobuccal …   Medical dictionary

• angle-recession glaucoma — glaucoma secondary to contusion injury of the eye, in which the anterior chamber is deep and the angle recedes, with exposure of the ciliary body, as seen gonioscopically, with blocking of the trabecular spaces; called also contusion g …   Medical dictionary

• angle recession — recession of the angle of the anterior chamber of the eye; see also under glaucoma …   Medical dictionary

• Glaucoma, angle-closure — Increased pressure in the front chamber (anterior chamber) of the eye due to sudden (acute) or slowly progressive (chronic) blockage of the normal circulation of fluid within the eye. The block takes place at the angle of the anterior chamber… …   Medical dictionary

• Acute angle-closure glaucoma — Increased pressure in the front chamber (anterior chamber) of the eye due to sudden (acute) blockage of the normal circulation of fluid within the eye. The block takes place at the angle of the anterior chamber formed by its junction of the… …   Medical dictionary

• Glaucoma, acute angle-closure — Increased pressure in the front chamber (anterior chamber) of the eye due to sudden (acute) blockage of the normal circulation of fluid within the eye. The block takes place at the angle of the anterior chamber formed by its junction of the… …   Medical dictionary

• open-angle glaucoma — open an·gle glaucoma .ō pən aŋ gəl n a progressive form of glaucoma in which the drainage channel for the aqueous humor composed of the attachment at the edge of the iris and the junction of the sclera and cornea remains open and in which serious …   Medical dictionary