… SJohnson GJ Screening for primary angle closure in Mongolia: a randomised controlled …
will reduce the incidence of primary angle closure glaucoma in an East Asian population. …

… Several population-based studies have suggested that the prevalence of primary angle
closure (PAC) is higher in East Asians than Europeans and Africans. The majority of PAC in Asia …

… In conclusion, we have confirmed the potential of ACD measurement as a screening tool for
angle closure in this East Asian population and have discussed some of the problems faced …

… Although there is an increasing rate of myopia in many East Asian populations, we speculate
that the prevalence of PACG in the future may still be considerable, with many myopes …

… drainage angle and reducing elevated IOP in east Asian people with primary angle closure.
… significant mechanism causing closure of the angle in this population. Once glaucomatous …

… people in the intervention group who had occludable angles with prophylactic laser iridotomy
we will have treated some people who would never have developed angle closure. … people …

… primary reports of population-based studies that reported the prevalence of PACG in adult
Asian populations … for the Japan, Middle East and South East Asia groups, because of the very …

… either primary open-angle glaucoma or secondary glaucoma. An estimated 9.4 million people
… Clearly, any error in the calculation of the number of Chinese and other East Asian people …

… shown that populations of East Asian origin have a higher frequency of primary angle-closure
glaucoma … As half of all cases of glaucoma reside in Asia, and with primary angle-closure …

… ed for East and Southeast Asia suggest a proportion of PACG among cases of primary glaucoma
… 21'23 Population-based prevalence data on PACG in East Asia are few and of variable …