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While acute management prioritizes IOP reduction, supportive analgesic strategies during the preoperative waiting period in medically refractory cases remain insufficiently studied. We evaluated short-term changes in the pain intensity and safety of adjunctive greater occipital nerve block (GONB) in medically refractory APAC. Methods: This retrospective observational study included 34 patients with medically refractory APAC who received GONB during the preoperative waiting period. Headache intensity was measured using an 11-point Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) at baseline, 30 min, and 60 min. Longitudinal changes were analyzed using a linear mixed-effects model. Responder analyses were reported with 95% confidence intervals (Wilson method). No multivariable modeling or NNT estimation was performed in the revised analysis. Results: Baseline NRS was 7.8 \u00b1 1.1, decreasing to 4.1 \u00b1 1.5 at 30 min and 3.6 \u00b1 1.3 at 60 min (both p &lt; 0.001). The mean baseline-to-60 min change was \u22124.21 (95% CI, \u22124.88 to \u22123.54). Clinically meaningful pain relief (\u22653-point reduction) at 60 min occurred in 79.4% (95% CI, 63.2\u201389.7%). In linear mixed-effects modeling, time remained a significant fixed effect (p &lt; 0.001). Conclusions: Adjunctive GONB was associated with a rapid reduction in pain intensity in medically refractory APAC. These findings should be interpreted cautiously, given the uncontrolled design and concurrent treatment. 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