… the primary angle closure disease spectrum and it has much higher incidence in East Asia,
… , progression to chronic angle closure glaucoma occurs in nearly 50% of eyes and one-fifth …

… Only 42% of Asian eyes with AACG have a normal IOP without medications after laser …
prevalent in Asian eyes, resulting in persistent appositional closure of the angle and chronically …

… found to be the more common form of PACG in Asian populations.2, 4, 5 … angle configuration.
The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between the extent of angle closure …

… formation was noted after acute angleclosure.Also, Asian eyes tended to have more severe
… YAG laser iridotomy treatment for primary angle closure in East Asian eyes. Br J Ophthalmol …

… Primary angle closure (PAC) is common among Chinese persons, with an estimated 28.2 …
angle closure. It results in a significant increase in angle width in both Europeans and Asians …

… In summary, we found lower CH in Asian eyes with glaucoma (PACG and POAG) compared
with control eyes and no difference in CH between PACG and POAG. After adjusting for age, …

… Asian eyes are thought to sustain severe attacks of APAC … are medically unresponsive.1,
30 Eyes with such severe attacks of … the development of chronic angle closure and would be a …

… of angle closure that precede PACG, namely, PAC suspect (PACS) and PAC. Studies in Asia
… PACG and to evaluate the risk factors of incident PACD in a multi-ethnic Asian population. …

… The prevalence of PACS in the present study was relatively lower than in other Asian
populations and similar to those of the studies of Andhra Pradesh, South India, 9 and Kandy, Sri …

… The prevalence of primary angle closure (PAC) or primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG)
varies among different ethnic groups and is considerably higher in East Asian countries. …