A 65-year-old patient arrives in the emergency department with a sudden onset of severe right eye pain, headache, nausea, and blurred vision. The patient also reports seeing rainbow-colored halos around lights. Which of the following conditions is the MOST likely cause of these symptoms?
The patient's presentation of sudden, severe unilateral eye pain, blurred vision, headache, nausea, and seeing halos around lights are classic signs of an acute angle-closure glaucoma attack. This is an ocular emergency caused by a sudden blockage of aqueous humor outflow, leading to a rapid and dangerous increase in intraocular pressure that can cause optic nerve damage and permanent vision loss if not treated urgently.
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