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ACGAOGIncidencyrelatively uncommon (less than 10 percent of all diagnosedcases of glaucoma)?an acute attack can lead to blindnesswithin hours or days.vision loss is slow andgradualintraocular pressure becomes elevated because the peripheral iris prevents aqueous from reaching the anterior chamber drainage tissue, the trabecular meshwork.The meshwork itself is presumed to function normallyaqueous has ready access to the trabecular meshwork, but drainage is impaired due to other mechanisms.