The nurse explains that the difference between open-angle and closed-angle glaucoma is that, with closed-angle glaucoma:
1. the onset is acute.
2. trabeculectomy is the initial treatment.
3. can be treated conservatively.
4. intraocular pressure drops suddenly.
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Closed-angle glaucoma has an acute onset with eye pain and other systemic symptoms, such as nausea and vomiting. It is an ocular emergency to get the intraocular pressure reduced.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: 1179
OBJ: 4 TOP: Open-Angle versus Closed-Angle Glaucoma
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
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