acute glaucoma vs angle-closure glaucoma

acute glaucoma and angle-closure glaucoma both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
acute glaucoma	Yes	No	No	No
angle-closure glaucoma	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, acute glaucoma and angle-closure glaucoma are synonyms defined as:

acute glaucoma and angle-closure glaucoma: glaucoma in which the iris blocks the outflow of aqueous humor

Other synonyms of acute glaucoma include closed-angle glaucoma.

acute glaucoma (noun)	angle-closure glaucoma (noun)
glaucoma in which the iris blocks the outflow of aqueous humor	glaucoma in which the iris blocks the outflow of aqueous humor