Clinical Primary Angle-closure Glaucoma: Fundamental Concepts of Chronic Angle-closure Glaucoma

Primary Angle Closure Glaucoma

Primary angle-closure glaucoma

The picture of primary angle-closure glaucoma accompanied by its shallow anterior chamber is so distinct that for many years it has evoked considerable curiosity concerning possible genetic determination. Family trees were published (Sedan and Sedan-Bauby, 1949; Waardenburg, I96I) and attempts were made to fit the inheritance into a genetic pattern-but without convincing success. Authors seemed...

A prospective comparison of chronic primary angle-closure glaucoma versus primary open-angle glaucoma in Singapore.

INTRODUCTION To describe the optic disc, visual field and ocular characteristics of a consecutive cohort of Asian patients with chronic primary angle-closure glaucoma (CPACG), and compare them with those having primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). METHODS In a prospective comparative case series of new patients with POAG or CPACG in Singapore, all patients underwent visual acuity assessment, s...

Angle-closure glaucoma: diagnosis.

The Guidelines Project, an initiative of the Brazilian Medical Association, aims to combine information from the medical field in order to standardize procedures to assist the reasoning and decision-making of doctors. The information provided through this project must be assessed and criticized by the physician responsible for the conduct that will be adopted, depending on the conditions and th...

Outcomes of primary angle closure glaucoma management.

OBJECTIVE To investigate the results of primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG) management on intraocular pressure (IOP). METHODS This was a cross-sectional study conducted in the ophthalmology Department, Tabriz Medical Sciences University, Nikookary Eye Hospital, Tabriz, Iran. Subjects with angle closure were treated with YAG laser iridotomy at the time of diagnosis. These patients were re-ex...