A narrow irido-corneal angle is a common variant. When the iris is dilated it bunches up at the narrow angle and can impede the outflow of fluid at the angle, thereby increasing intra-ocular pressure.  Because it is a normal variant, it is unsurprising that an eye doctor who sees the variant every work day might not mention it. That second eye doctor mentioned it just as a matter of style, not an indication of some extraordinary mis-diagnosis on the first doctor's part.

In training we are taught "informed consent," to vomit forth every possible ramification of everything we do, the "lawyer's list." Early in my career I did exactly that and would provide patients with a lengthy discourse on all the possible side effects of every medicine I prescribed ("When you take this baby aspirin, you might die from anaphylaxis"). It was overwhelming how many patients would report "side effects" the very next day: "tired," "headache," "nausea," "dizzy." etc.

As an experiment, I started to provide only the serious potential problems. Lo and behold, the number of patients experiencing "side effects" dropped to near zero. I concluded that the lengthy discourses on side effects had a tremendous power of suggestion that was doing more harm than good. It's a judgment call.

I'm guessing that the first eye doctor read (correctly?) that you are a "worry wart," so he decided that he didn't want to worry you with a lengthy discourse on a normal anatomic variant. When the second doctor mentioned this normal variant, the outcome was exactly as the first doctor likely predicted—you worried yourself into a tizzy to the point of doubting the good care you received.

In my experience it is so rare for patients to miss reporting serious side effects that the incidence of such missed reporting is near zero. Should we unnecessarily worry 999,999 patients because 1-in-a-million might not report, for example, eye pain in the dark??? In the case of acute narrow angle glaucoma, eye pain in the dark (= dilated pupil) highly motivates patients to bring attention to the problem in plenty of time for the doctor to fix the problem (laser trabeculotomy = laser zap a couple of tiny holes in the iris to aid drainage). Period end of story.

If you experience eye pain in the dark (ooops… there's that power of suggestion at work) get your eye pressures checked. Otherwise… fuhgeddaboudit.

A risk factor is only a risk factor, not a disease. Ask your doctor how high the risk is - not very high from what the poster above suggests. Be aware of the symptoms in case something does develop - who wants to lose their eyesight - but don't become obsessed. If it is nothing to do with the reason you presented to the doctor in the first place then there is no need to be overly concerned. Being alive is a risk factor for dying - apparently in 100% of cases. Your risk of glaucoma would be lower than your risk of dying :-)

Was your predisposition to retinal detachment due to being a "high myope"? (=VERY near-sighted)  If so, those retinal detachments are sufficiently common that (in my judgment) a warning about the signs of impending retinal detachment (flashing lights, "curtain" floating in the perceived visual field) are perfectly in order.  In 44 years I've seen DOZENS of retinal detachments in high myopes. How many missed acute narrow angle glaucoma cases have I seen? ZERO. Seen many thousands of narrow angles, seen many hundreds of prophylactically lasered acute angles, but not one missed acute narrow angle glaucoma.

As I said, these are judgement calls, not matters of right/wrong absolutes.

With this post and the optometrist's/ophthalmologist's posts, I feel much batter about things. I will still go to the other doctor and see what she says.

Ophthalmology is not my specialty, but those posts were mine.

I would be frank: "I was worried because one doctor mentioned the possibility of 'acute narrow angle glaucoma,' so wondered if there is any reason for serious concern." With that presentation, the doctor is cued that your worries need to be addressed as well as any existent risk factors, if any.