Therapeutic options in the primary angle closure

LF Argones, IP Díaz, YD Águila… - Revista Cubana de …, 2012 - medigraphic.com
The therapeutic options for the angle closure glaucoma cover medical treatment with ocular
hypotensors, laser surgery (iridotomy, gonioplasty) and incisional surgery (trabeculectomy …

An overview of treatment methods for primary angle closure

F Anwar, A Turalba - Seminars in Ophthalmology, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness in the world. Angle closure
glaucoma accounts for 25% of all glaucoma, with Asia having the highest rate. Angle closure …

Angle-closure glaucoma: surgical management of acute angle-closure glaucoma

J Ge, X Zhang - Pearls of Glaucoma Management, 2010 - Springer
The initial treatment for acute primary angle-closure aims to reduce the intraocular pressure
(IOP) as rapidly as possible to relieve symptoms and prevent further ocular tissue damage …

Acute angle closure and angle closure glaucoma: Phacoemulsification as first-line treatment

Y Lachkar - Journal Francais D'ophtalmologie, 2010 - europepmc.org
Angle closure glaucoma is characterized by an optic neuropathy with a glaucomatous visual
field defect with a white painless eye and mimics primary open-angle glaucoma. Acute …

Medical and surgical treatment of primary angle closure glaucoma

N Tamçelik, E Atalay, A Özkök, E Cicik - Turk J Ophthalmol, 2012 - oftalmoloji.org
Primary angle closure glaucoma occurs when pathologies in the relative/absolute sizes or
positions of anterior segment structures or abnormal forces in the posterior segment …

Consideraciones terapéuticas en el cierre angular primario

LF Argones, IP Díaz, YD Águila… - Revista Cubana de …, 2012 - medigraphic.com
Las opciones de tratamiento en el cierre angular incluyen medicamentos hipotensores
oculares, cirugía láser (iridotomía, gonioplastia) y la cirugía incisional (filtrante, remoción del …

Current Update of Primary Angle Closure Glaucoma

W Artini - Ophthalmologica Indonesiana, 2016 - ophthalmologica-indonesiana.com
Primary angle closure glaucoma is the most leading caused of permanent blindness among
glaucoma patients. Â We will describe up dated primary angle closure group management …

Evidence-based management of primary angle closure glaucoma

ME Emanuel, RK Parrish, SJ Gedde - Current Opinion in …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Treatment of angle closure depends on the signs of chronic angle damage and
glaucomatous optic neuropathy. In the absence of such evidence, serial gonioscopy may be …

Primary and secondary angle-closure glaucomas

MN Cyrlin, T Filippopoulos, CL Grosskreutz - Clinical Glaucoma Care: The …, 2013 - Springer
Almost 70 million cases of glaucoma have been diagnosed worldwide, approximately half of
which are classified as angle-closure glaucoma (ACG). Among patients with angle closure …

[HTML][HTML] Tratamento cirúrgico do glaucoma primário de ângulo fechado baseado em evidências

RV Mérula, S Cronemberger - eOftalmo, 2019 - eoftalmo.org.br
The review analyzed scientific evidence regarding the surgical treatment of patients with
primary angle closure (PAC). The literature presents evidence indicating prophylactic laser …