Keywords
management
general practitioners
diagnosis
treatment
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Abstract
For general practitioners it is a great problem to deal with ophthalmic pathology; however they are the first doctors that face the diagnosis, and management of those patients. They are the first to take care of the initial management of the patient presenting with angle closure glaucoma. This diagnosis and management must be right and proper to avoid irreversible sequelae. This article gives special clues and tips for an early diagnosis and quick management of angle closure glaucoma, to prevent blindness from this pathology
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