Angle-closure: risk factors, diagnosis and treatment

N Amerasinghe, T Aung - Progress in brain research, 2008 - Elsevier
… the four main mechanisms of angle closure. Risk factors: The risk factors for PAC are female
… chamber, shorter axial length, and genetic factors. Diagnosis: The diagnosis of acute PAC is …

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
… of various factors in the pathogenesis of acute primary angle closure. … factors, women still
have a higher risk for angle closure than men. Gender differences in the risk of angle closure

Development of angle closure and associated risk factors: the Handan eye study

Y Zhang, Q Zhang, R Thomas, SZ Li… - Acta …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
… were independent predictive risk factors for the development of any form of angle closure. …
risk factors for the development of angle closure from baseline bilateral open angles in a rural …

Predisposing factors for chronic angle-closure glaucoma

JF Salmon - Progress in retinal and eye research, 1999 - Elsevier
… This review has considered the demographical and anatomical risk factors underlying
chronic angle-closure glaucoma and has highlighted the need for further research into the …

Family history is a strong risk factor for prevalent angle closure in a South Indian population

S Kavitha, N Zebardast, K Palaniswamy… - Ophthalmology, 2014 - Elsevier
… in siblings of both PACS and PAC/PACG probands in the current study corroborates previous
studies demonstrating a high risk of angle closure in relatives of angle closure patients. …

Five year risk of progression of primary angle closure suspects to primary angle closure: a population based study

R Thomas, R George, R Parikh, J Muliyil… - British Journal of …, 2003 - bjo.bmj.com
… Five years after a population based survey, we evaluated angle closure suspects for
progression to angle closure. For comparison, randomly selected normals from the same study …

Progression of primary angle closure suspect to primary angle closure and associated risk factors: The Handan Eye Study

Y Zhang, R Thomas, Q Zhang, SZ Li… - … & Visual Science, 2021 - iovs.arvojournals.org
… Given that older, shallower central ACD, thicker lens, and shorter AL were risk factors for
angle closure, the progression of PACS to PAC/PACG in our study might be overestimated. …

Risk factors for early angle-closure disease in a Burmese population: the Meiktila Eye Study

RJ Casson, D Marshall, HS Newland, S McGovern… - Eye, 2009 - nature.com
… It is well recognized that primary angle closure glaucoma (… Other demographic risk factors
for PACG include increasing … A shallow ACD is a significant risk factor for angle closure in …

Ocular biometric risk factors for progression of primary angle closure disease: the Zhongshan Angle Closure Prevention Trial

BY Xu, DS Friedman, PJ Foster, Y Jiang, N Porporato… - Ophthalmology, 2022 - Elsevier
… biometric risk factors for progression from PACS to PAC or AAC and to develop statistical
models that could help risk-stratify patients with early angle closure for more severe disease. …

Risk Factors for Primary Angle-closure Glaucoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 45 Studies

Y Wang, XX Dong, XW Hou… - Optometry and Vision …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
angle-closure glaucoma's risk factors were included in this review. Primary angle-closure
least one eye diagnosed with primary angle-closure glaucoma. We excluded review literatures…