Definition of Acute angle-closure glaucoma. 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- the space at the junction of the cornea with the iris.
CHOP chemotherapy is a treatment used to treat non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) | . This information should ideally be read with our general information about chemotherapy | and your type of cancer | .
Uses of chemotherapy. For mesotheliomas that can be treated with surgery, chemo may be given before surgery to try to shrink the cancer and lower the risk of spread. This is called neoadjuvant therapy. Chemo can also be given after surgery to try to kill any cancer cells that were left behind.or cancers that canât be removed with surgery, chemo may be the main treatment (alone or along with radiation therapy). Chemo may shrink the cancer or slow its growth, but it is very unlikely to make it go away completely.