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 | .
Chemotherapy (chemo) is the use of drugs to treat cancer. Most often, chemo is a systemic treatment â the drugs are given in a way that lets them enter the bloodstream and reach all areas of the body. Systemic chemo can be useful for cancers that have metastasized (spread).f the first chemo seemed to work well and the cancer stayed away for a long time (at least 6 to 12 months), it can be treated with additional cycles of the same chemotherapy used the first time. In some cases, different drugs may be used.