Acute primary angle closure–treatment strategies, evidences and economical considerations

PP Chan, JC Pang, CC Tham - Eye, 2019 - nature.com
Acute primary angle closure requires emergency … most common mechanism of angle closure.
Emergency strategies … by peripheral laser iridotomy and primary lens extraction; the latter …

Why does acute primary angle closure happen? Potential risk factors for acute primary angle closure

X Zhang, Y Liu, W Wang, S Chen, F Li, W Huang… - Survey of …, 2017 - Elsevier
… risk factors for acute primary angle closure. The predictive … unanswered because acute
primary angle closure eventually … factors in the pathogenesis of acute primary angle closure. …

Long-term outcomes in Asians after acute primary angle closure

T Aung, DS Friedman, PTK Chew, LP Ang, G Gazzard… - Ophthalmology, 2004 - Elsevier
Primary angle-closure glaucoma is traditionally classified into acute and chronic forms.
Singapore was recently reported to have the highest incidence of acute primary angle closure (…

Trabeculectomy for acute primary angle closure

T Aung, SLC Tow, EY Yap, SP Chan, SK Seah - Ophthalmology, 2000 - Elsevier
Primary angle-closure glaucoma is a major cause of blindness in Asia.1, 2, 3 It is traditionally
classified as acute … to have the highest incidence of acute primary angle closure (APAC) of …

Current approaches to the management of acute primary angle closure

DSC Lam, CCY Tham, JSM Lai… - Current opinion in …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
… in controlling intraocular pressure in acute primary angle closure. Immediate paracentesis
has been … progression to chronic angle closure glaucoma after acute primary angle closure. …

Conventional and emerging treatments in the management of acute primary angle closure

PY Boey, S Singhal, SA Perera, T Aung - Clinical Ophthalmology, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
… of acute primary angle closure is … acute setting. This review paper reviews the current
evidence regarding conventional and newer treatment modalities for acute primary angle closure

Acute primary angle-closure: long-term intraocular pressure outcome in Asian eyes

T Aung, LP Ang, SP Chan, PTK Chew - American journal of ophthalmology, 2001 - Elsevier
… first 6 months after acute primary angle-closure. Thirty-six … acute primary angle-closure
developed an increase in intraocular pressure on long-term follow-up after resolution of the acute

Comparison of fellow eyes of acute primary angle closure and phacomorphic angle closure

S Moghimi, N Fathollahzadeh, R Chen, SC Lin… - Journal of …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Acute primary angle closure (… Acute phacomorphic angle closure (AC), a secondary AC
disease that occurs in the setting of a swollen lens, leads to acute closure of the drainage angle

Outcomes following acute primary angle closure in an Asian population

AM Tan, SC Loon, PTK Chew - Clinical & experimental …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG) is a major cause of morbidity in Asia. Singapore
has the highest reported incidence of acute primary angle closure (APAC) of any country …

The visual field following acute primary angle closure

T Aung, ALG Looi, PTK Chew - Acta Ophthalmologica …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
… term may be acute primary angle closure or symptomatic primary angle closure (Foster PJ-…
visual field loss should be termed to have had acute primary angle closure glaucoma. …