closed-angle glaucoma vs acute glaucoma

closed-angle glaucoma and acute glaucoma both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

closed-angle 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