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A study of neodymium – Yag laser iridotomy in primary angle closure glaucoma
... Naveh. N , Zborowsky-M Gutman.L, Blumenthal.M conducted preliminary clinical study to evaluate the efficacy and immediate complications of Q switched Nd-YAG laser iridotomy in the treatment of acute and chronic ...
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Anterior chamber angle evaluation by ultrasound biomicroscopy and gonioscopy in primary angle closure disease.
... This is to certify that the dissertation entitled, “ANTERIOR CHAMBER ANGLE EVALUATION BY ULTRASOUND BIOMICROSCOPY AND GONIOSCOPY IN PRIMARY ANGLE CLOSURE DISEASE” submitted by Dr.J.JEEVITHA, in ...
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Conventional and emerging treatments in the management of acute primary angle closure
... Abstract: The management of acute primary angle closure is directed at lowering the intraocular pressure and relieving pupil block. Conventional treatment involves the use of medical treatment and laser ...
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Peripheral iris thickness and association with iridotrabecular contact after laser peripheral iridotomy in patients with primary angle-closure and primary angle-closure glaucoma
... ASOCT for the diagnosis of appositional angle closure of 98% and 55.3%, respectively. On the contrary, the sensitivity and specificity values of gonioscopy were 68.3% and 96.6%, respectively. Thus, the ...
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The effect of phacoemulsification plus goniosynechialysis in acute and chronic angle closure patients with extensive goniosynechiae
... This study was a retrospective cohort study based on the existing clinical follow-up system, complied with the prin- ciples of the Declaration of Helsinki, and approved by the National Unit of Clinical Trial Ethics ...
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Outflow Facility and Extent of Angle Closure in a Porcine Model
... Primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG) has a prevalence between ...with angle closure that include a thicker iris with greater curvature, increased lens vault, and a smaller anterior chamber ...
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Qualitative and quantitative evaluation of acute angle-closure mechanisms
... secondary angle-closure such as ocular trauma neovascularization of the iris uveitis or lens intumescence with significantly different cataract severity between eyes ...
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A comparison of two approaches to managing acute primary angle closure in Asian eyes
... Previous studies conducted at different centers in Singapore revealed contradictory evidence for the risk of progression to primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG) following prior APAC after laser peripheral ...
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Inaccuracy of Intraocular Lens Power Prediction for Cataract Surgery in Angle Closure Glaucoma
... Fig. 1. Possible anatomic changes after cataract surgery in eyes with angle closure glaucoma. (A) Hyperopic shift can be caused by deepening of the anterior chamber and shortening of the axial length. (B) ...
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Efficacy of goniosynechialysis for advanced chronic angle-closure glaucoma
... AC angle wall by pushing the iris root ...the angle recess, as shown by the gonioscopy ...closed angle, there were no other side effects of this slit-lamp procedure on the AC ...the angle was ...
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Clinical Presentation, Severity and Progression of Primary Angle Closure in Malay and Chinese Patients
... primary angle closure suspect (PACS), primary angle closure (PAC) and primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG) that had completed at least 5 years of follow-up from their initial ...
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Original Article Phacoemulsification combined with intraocular lens implantation alone or associated with vitreous aspiration in angle closure glaucoma with concomitant cataract
... All patients were followed up for 6 month. Post- operative VA, ACD, IOP, the degree of angle clo- sure, and complications were observed and recorded within the follow-up. ACD was defined as the vertical distance ...
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Segmentation and Quantification for Angle-Closure Glaucoma Assessment in Anterior Segment OCT
... Abstract —Angle-closure glaucoma is a major cause of irre- versible visual impairment and can be identified by measuring the anterior chamber angle (ACA) of the eye. The ACA can be viewed clearly ...
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MISTAKES IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF PRIMARY ANGLE-CLOSURE GLAUCOMA: CASE REPORT
... PACG is preventable, yet is leading cause of blindness globally (8, 9). It is responsible for nearly half of patients who have a bilateral blindness caused by glaucoma (10). Because PACG appears to cause blindness more ...
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Angiographic features of drug-induced bilateral angle closure and transient myopia with Ciliochoroidal effusion
... The ICGA findings of our cases share some similarities with those of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease (VKH). Herbort et al. [18] reported ICGA findings of VKH and classified them into four major groups that included (1) ...
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Non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy secondary to acute primary-angle closure
... A brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with contrast to rule out infiltrative or compressive causes of the optic nerve edema was within normal limits. The patient had no giant cell arteritis symptoms and no headaches ...
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Effectiveness of early lens extraction for the treatment of primary angle closure glaucoma (EAGLE) : a randomised controlled trial
... “angle- closure”, “PACG”, “phacoemulsifi cation”, “lens extraction”, and “lens removal” for papers published from inception until June 30, ...primary angle-closure ...primary ...
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Non-contact methods for the detection of people at risk of primary angle closure glaucoma
... narrow angle is gonioscopy; however, this is not routinely performed outside the specialist set- ting since it requires a high level of skill, which may lead to missed ...of angle clo- ...of angle ...
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Bilateral acute angle closure glaucoma as a presentation of isolated microspherophakia in an adult: case report
... Case presentation: A 45-year-old woman presented with bilateral acute angle closure glaucoma, with a patent iridotomy in one eye. Prolonged miotic use prior to presentation had worsened the pupillary block. ...
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Resident-performed laser peripheral iridotomy in primary angle closure, primary angle closure suspects, and primary angle closure glaucoma
... of angle closure, mean power use on LPIs performed on eyes with PAC significantly decreased with increasing residency year (p = ...of angle closure (Table ...
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