Secondary angle-closure glaucoma
Secondary angle closure glaucoma by lupus choroidopathy as an initial presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus: a case report
... vasculitis was found in the thalamus and basal ganglia. She was treated with thoracocentesis that showed exu- dates, and also treated with high doses of intravenous methylprednisolone (1 g). At this time, IOP in both ...
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Acute myopia and angle closure glaucoma from topiramate in a seven-year-old: a case report and review of the literature
... induced angle closure glaucoma were highlighted by this case re- ...acute angle closure from topiramate toxicity may be blurring of vision bilaterally at distance with normal vision at ...
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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
... to glaucoma). Patients diagnosed with secondary angle closure (such as neovascular glaucoma or uveitic glaucoma), patients who had corneal abnormali- ties that would affect ...
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Early lens extraction with intraocular lens implantation for the treatment of primary angle closure glaucoma : an economic evaluation based on data from the EAGLE trial
... Secondary care resource use was collected on case report forms (CRF). Use of primary care services was collected from patient questionnaires delivered at baseline, 6, 12, 24 and 36 months. The costs of surgical or ...
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The epidemiology of glaucoma in East Asian people
... All subjects were examined using a Haag-Streit 900 slitlamp. Anterior segment sequelae of primary angle-closure (such as glaukomflecken and iris whorling) and stigmata of secondary glaucoma ...
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Central corneal thickness in newly diagnosed glaucoma patients in South West Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
... of glaucoma, particularly in the black population of Sub Saharan Africa ...Open Angle Glaucoma (POAG) is said to be the most common type of glaucoma in this ...pseudoexfoliative ...
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Bilateral acute angle closure glaucoma as a presentation of isolated microspherophakia in an adult: case report
... The right eye was re-examined under dilatation. The lens was small and spherical with the lens edge seen within the pupillary margin (Fig 4, bottom right). Microspheropha- kia was diagnosed in retrospect, with prolonged ...
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Plateau iris in Japanese patients with primary angle closure and primary angle closure glaucoma
... to glaucoma). Patients diagnosed with secondary angle closure (such as neovascular glaucoma or uveitic glaucoma); patients who had corneal abnormalities that would affect ...
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Association of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T polymorphism with primary glaucoma in Saudi population
... [1]. Glaucoma affects 70 million people worldwide and by the year 2020, this number is estimated to rise to around ...[2]. Glaucoma can be classified as primary or secondary based on the etiology and ...
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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- ...in ...
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Case Report Secondary glaucoma as initial manifestation of ring melanoma: a case report and review of literature
... Secondary glaucoma is one of the most com- mon complications of ciliary body ...acute angle-closure glaucoma ...to secondary acute angle ...
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A study of case finding for chronic open angle glaucoma by UK community optometrists
... Accurate measurement of the clinical practice of healthcare professionals is increasingly being used to highlight variability in performance, identify gaps in the quality of healthcare provision and to guide health ...
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Ahmad
... Background: Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide and is second only to cataracts as the most common cause of blindness ...of glaucoma is expected to rise even more dramatically ...
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Non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy secondary to acute primary-angle closure
... Upon the patient’s return, she reported no pain in her right eye but noted no change in vision. VA remained at hand motion at 4 feet with a moderate RAPD and an IOP of 12 mmHg. Her conjunctival injection and corneal ...
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A comparison of two approaches to managing acute primary angle closure in Asian eyes
... There are several limitations to our study design. This is a retrospective study with a small sample size and a short 1-year follow up duration. Despite a protocol for the initial management of APAC, patients are managed ...
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Assessment, care and management of patients with red eye
... PAACG (Figure 2) is a condition in which there is a sudden increase in intraocular pressure (IOP). This results from obstruction of aqueous outflow by partial or complete closure of the drainage angle by ...
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The outcome of YAG laser PI (peripheral iridotomy) in management of glaucoma patients in Bangladesh
... From our study we can conclude that, from our study we can conclude that, laser iridotomy for the clinical treatment of early primary angle-closure glaucoma effectively reduces the intraocular ...
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Inaccuracy of Intraocular Lens Power Prediction for Cataract Surgery in Angle Closure Glaucoma
... Purpose: To assess the accuracy of intraocular lens (IOL) power predictions for cataract surgery in eyes with primary angle- closure glaucoma (ACG). Because of shifting of the capsular bag apparatus ...
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<p>Frequency-dependent neural activity in primary angle-closure glaucoma</p>
... in glaucoma. Previous neuroimaging studies have demonstrated that glaucoma leads to the dysfunction of neu- ral activities in the visual and visual-related ...open-angle glaucoma (POAG) ...
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Anterior chamber depth and angle-closure glaucoma after central retinal vein occlusion
... and the ratio of ischemic CRVO to non-ischemic CRVO was 7 to 17. All of the diseased and fellow eyes were phakic. Twenty-three out of 24 (95 %) affected eyes of the 24 patients had a shallower AC depth than the ...
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