Glaucoma . . Also called Angle Closure Glaucoma or Acute Glaucoma. Overview Narrow angle glaucoma differs from open angle in a single dramatic way. The outflow from the eye is cut off suddenly, and the pressure sky rockets. The artery within the eye may be closed off within minutes of the attack.
Attacks occur because of the narrow dimensions within certain eyes.
As the pupil dilates it folds back like an accordion and thickens along its outer edges, increasing the likelihood of totally blocking the already narrow inlet seated like an o-ring along the outer edge of the iris for fluid outflow. See How Attacks Occur . Pain, very intense around the eye, or referred to the belly occurs almost immediately. Vision becomes steamy and cloudy as well. See Symptoms and Signs .