PRIMARY CREEPING 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...

Primary angle-closure glaucoma. Inheritance and environment.

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...

Surgical treatment for primary angle closure glaucoma

Primary angle closure glaucoma is one of the leading causes of blindness in Asia. Surgical intervention is often needed to control the intraocular pressure for patients with advanced glaucoma. The current surgical modalities include laser peripheral iridoplasty, lens extraction, trabeculectomy, goniosynechialysis, combined procedures, glaucoma implants, and cyclodestruction. The choice of surgi...

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...