Update on angle-closure glaucoma: treatment

Update on angle-closure glaucoma: diagnosis.

1. What is the importance of gonioscopy in the diagnosis of patients with angle-closure glaucoma? a. It allows the extension of a given open angle to be established. b. This is the most relevant examination for the classification of glaucoma. c. Excessive pressure exerted on the lens can reduce the opening angle of the anterior chamber. d. It does not allow differentiation between the appositio...

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...

[Treatment of acute angle-closure glaucoma].

Treatment of acute angle-closure glaucoma is now better adapted for each stage of the disease. The urgent necessity to lower intraocular pressure is normally achieved using medical therapy followed by laser peripheral iridotomy and sometimes by filtration surgery. Early argon laser peripheral iridoplasty is effective and safe in some cases, allowing a very early peripheral iridotomy to be perfo...

Primary Angle-closure Glaucoma: An Update for Optometrists

of individuals with European ancestry.2 Recent estimates suggest that PACG affects about 1.6 million people in Europe and 581,000 people of European descent in the US.2 Among patients of African descent, PACG prevalence is lower, but the severity is often worse.3 As the global population expands and ages, the number of individuals affected by PACG is expected to reach 23 million by 2020 and 32 ...

Primary Angle Closure Glaucoma