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Narrow-angle glaucoma is a frequently missed diagnosis because patients don’t experience acute pain or vision loss. “Chronic angle-closure glaucoma is one of the most frequently missed glaucoma diagnoses I see in glaucoma referral because the angle anatomy wasn’t appreciated or wasn’t being treated,” said Louis B. Cantor, MD, professor at the Indiana University Department of Ophthalmology. “The referral may say the patient has primary open-angle glaucoma, when in fact he or she has slowly progressive chronic angle closure and he or she just wasn’t diagnosed properly initially. Chronic angle closure often clinically behaves like primary open-angle glaucoma.” In this feature, glaucoma experts share their tips for catching this unique variety of the disease. Read More