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 | .
Salvage chemotherapy is used in NHL, small cell carcinoma, and Hodgkin lymphoma. salvage chemotherapy Oncology A treatment modality consisting of high-dose chemotherapy and BMT, for cancer Pts who have 'failed' one or more protocols. See Heroic therapy.