nurse's notes

Acute (narrow-angle) Glaucoma- the intraoccular pressure rapidly increase with severe pain occurs in and around the eyes

Signs and Symptoms:

• vision is cloudy and blurred
• severe pain
• nausea and vomiting
• pupil dilated

• this is an emergency so the patient must be seen and treated by the eye specialist physician as soon as possible to avoid blindness
• carry out medication and other doctor's order accurately
  
• keep patient on bed rest