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 | .
Adjuvant chemotherapy may be thought of as a means of sweeping any lingering cancer cells from the body to prevent recurrence. Adjuvant chemotherapy is used to prevent recurrence of a cancer that may have been completely removed during surgery, so it is difficult to determine if the therapy is effective.