… of PACG and primary angle closure (PAC) in the form of laser iridotomy may offer an ideal
… eyes at risk of angle closure may also be worthwhile. The portable Nd:YAG laser is robust, …

… angle-closure suspect (PACS) to primary angle closure (PAC) to PACG.3 … Laser iridotomy
was developed in 1973 and became a conventional treatment for eyes with narrow angles.18 …

… Eighteen eyes with acute angle closure and 8 eyes with cataracts that had a prior acute
angle closure treated by laser iridotomy had phacoemulsification, aspiration, and IOL. A third …

… angle closure types of glaucoma. Other complications were temporary and did not affect vision.
Laser iridotomy … particularly those with chronic angle closure glaucoma, aphakic pupillary …

… residual angle closure was common after laser iridotomy in eyes with primary angle closure,
… Cataract surgery subsequent to laser iridotomy was also effective for complete resolution of …

… In order to determine if prophylactic laser iridotomy damages the corneal endothelium, we
used a non-contact, semi-automated specular microscope (SP-2000P, Topcon, Tokyo, Japan) …

… of laser peripheral iridotomy (LPI) prophylaxis for patients with primary angle-closure suspect
(… and to identify risk factors for the conversion from PACS to primary angle closure (PAC). …

… practice of Nd-YAG laser iridotomy followed by medical therapy and trabeculectomy is
effective and safe in most patients with chronic angle-closure glaucoma, even when advanced …

… after laser iridotomy for pupillary block angle closure. • … pupillary block and appositional
angle closure, without peripheral … before and one week after laser iridotomy in each eye. • …

… works by eliminating pupillary block and widens the anterior chamber angle in the majority
of patients. When laser iridotomy fails to open the anterior chamber angle, laser iridoplasty …