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42-year-old man presents with an acute onset of severe right ocular pain and blurry vision. Physical examination reveals the pupil to be mid-dilated and fixed. No discharge is present. Which one of the following should the examining physician expect?<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
1) blood in the anterior chamber
2) an increased intraocular pressure
3) a corneal erosion on slit-lip examination
4) papilledema
5) bloodless arterioles and a cherry red f
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| babli
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2) an increased intraocular pressure
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| achilles
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2-increased intraocular pressure
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| mesh
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2- increased IOP
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| yasmeen
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2 ACUTE GLAUCOMA
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| AAAAA
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2 is the answer (But an eye specialist once told me even the intraocular pressure is normal, call him, because this is an emergency ! eye emergency)
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Acute closed angle glaucoma
Closed Angle glaucoma
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They occur more among Asians patients ????
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