… The disease can be classified into primary angle-closure suspect, primary angle closure (…
mechanisms have been suggested as the four main mechanisms of angle closure. Risk factors: …

… We review the mechanisms of post-iridotomy angle closure and propose a stepwise … This
is generally the mechanism ascribed to primary angle closure (PAC). Primary angle closure is …

… is continued synechial closure of the angle after iridotomy, known as creeping angle closure.
… attempt to delineate how their mechanisms differ from primary angle closure. However, it is …

… that will explain mechanisms of angle-closure glaucoma. DESIGN: … Eyes with angle-closure
lose less iris volume with pupil … phenomenon and is a major risk factor in angle-closure. The …

… Furthermore, we assumed that a single mechanism of angle closure was dominant, and
forced a choice of mechanism for each eye, as in previous studies.4, 12, 13 We did not perform …

… to be prone to the development of creeping angle closure. There is some direct evidence
that creeping angle closure is caused by multiple mechanisms. Further study on this topic is …

… One of the deficiencies with the above classification systems is that they do not identify the
mechanism responsible for angle closure. The classification, devised by Ritch and colleagues…

… The angle closure mechanisms of PACG in Chinese are of multiple patterns. Based on
the different mechanisms of angle closure in PACG, a new classification system should be …

… subtypes of acute angle closure and compared to … mechanism of AAC was confirmed by
ultrasound biomicroscopy. We then subdivided AAC eyes into four subgroups: crowded-angle (…

… plane 12 causing either persistent angle closure or angle closure and elevated IOP upon
pupillary … to be a rare cause of angle closure, may be present in up to a third of cases of PACG. …