If the angle closes, then fluid is made inside the eye, but it cannot drain out. Imagine what would happen if you kept inflating a basketball after it was already filled with air. Inside the eye, if the angle closes, then fluid will build up in the eye – causing increased eye pressure. If the pressure in the eye becomes too high, your eye will become very painful, and you may have permanent vision loss.
Baltimore Ophthalmologist | Dr Brett Levinson
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Meet Brett Levinson, MD
Dr. Levinson graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Maryland Medical School with Honors, and trained in corneal surgery at the prestigious Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia. Dr. Levinson has lectured extensively, and has been invited several times to address his colleagues at the annual American Academy of Ophthalmology conference and at the Maryland Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Levinson also frequently lectures other eye doctors on the treatment of corneal pathology, and his office is approved by the Maryland Optometric Association as a site for clinical observation for continuing education for Optometrists.