angle-closure glaucoma vs acute glaucoma

angle-closure glaucoma and acute glaucoma both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other synonyms of angle-closure glaucoma include closed-angle glaucoma.

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