Angle-closure glaucoma in East Asian and European people. Different diseases?

M He, PJ Foster, GJ Johnson, PT Khaw - Eye, 2006 - nature.com
In contrast to the pattern of disease in Europeans, primary angle closure has a higher
prevalence and tends to be asymptomatic in East Asians. The higher prevalence is …

Acute primary angle-closure: long-term intraocular pressure outcome in Asian eyes

T Aung, LP Ang, SP Chan, PTK Chew - American journal of ophthalmology, 2001 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To report the long-term outcome of intraocular pressure after laser peripheral
iridotomy in Asian eyes with acute primary angle-closure. METHODS: Retrospective study of …

Acute primary angle closure in an Asian population: long-term outcome of the fellow eye after prophylactic laser peripheral iridotomy

LPK Ang, T Aung, PTK Chew - Ophthalmology, 2000 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To study the long-term outcome of fellow eyes of Asian patients with acute
primary angle closure (APAC) who underwent prophylactic laser peripheral iridotomy (LPI) …

Long-term outcomes in Asians after acute primary angle closure

T Aung, DS Friedman, PTK Chew, LP Ang, G Gazzard… - Ophthalmology, 2004 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To determine the long-term outcome of Asian eyes with an acute attack of
primary angle closure (APAC) and to identify risk factors at presentation associated with the …

Trabeculectomy for acute primary angle closure

T Aung, SLC Tow, EY Yap, SP Chan, SK Seah - Ophthalmology, 2000 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the results of trabeculectomy performed for all cases of acute
primary angle closure (APAC). DESIGN: Retrospective, noncomparative case series …

Quantitative evaluation of anterior chamber parameters using anterior segment optical coherence tomography in primary angle closure mechanisms

N Shabana, MCD Aquino, J See, Z Ce… - Clinical & …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Background: To evaluate different mechanisms of primary angle closure and to quantify
anterior chamber parameters in these mechanisms using anterior segment optical …

Awareness of glaucoma, and health beliefs of patients suffering primary acute angle closure

SM Saw, G Gazzard, D Friedman, PJ Foster… - British journal of …, 2003 - bjo.bmj.com
Aim: To evaluate the factors associated with lack of awareness of glaucoma and late
presentation to the doctor in Singapore Chinese patients with acute angle closure (AAC) …

Outcomes following acute primary angle closure in an Asian population

AM Tan, SC Loon, PTK Chew - Clinical & experimental …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Data regarding development of primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG)
following acute primary angle closure (APAC) is conflicting. This study looks at outcomes …

Changes in retinal nerve fiber layer thickness after acute primary angle closure

T Aung, R Husain, G Gazzard, YH Chan, JG Devereux… - Ophthalmology, 2004 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To evaluate the changes in retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness in the first
16 weeks after acute primary angle closure (APAC) using scanning laser polarimetry (SLP) …

Acute primary angle closure: configuration of the drainage angle in the first year after laser peripheral iridotomy

LS Lim, T Aung, R Husain, YJ Wu, G Gazzard… - Ophthalmology, 2004 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To evaluate the changes in the configuration of the drainage angle in the first
year after acute primary angle closure (APAC). DESIGN: Prospective observational case …