Glaucoma and its treatment: a review

DA Lee, EJ Higginbotham - American journal of health-system …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Purpose. A review of glaucoma and its treatment is presented. Summary. Glaucoma is a
common eye disease that can cause irreversible blindness if left undiagnosed and …

Angle closure glaucoma: a mechanistic review

ME Nongpiur, JYF Ku, T Aung - Current opinion in ophthalmology, 2011 - journals.lww.com
With a wider availability of imaging tools and a better understanding of risk factors and
mechanisms, clinicians maybe able to more accurately identify those at greater risk of …

Caspase-8 promotes NLRP1/NLRP3 inflammasome activation and IL-1β production in acute glaucoma

W Chi, F Li, H Chen, Y Wang, Y Zhu… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
Acute glaucoma is a sight-threatening condition characterized by a sudden and substantial
rise in intraocular pressure (IOP) and consequent retinal ganglion cell (RGC) death. Angle …

Anterior chamber depth and the risk of primary angle closure in 2 East Asian populations

T Aung, WP Nolan, D Machin, SKL Seah… - Archives of …, 2005 - jamanetwork.com
Objective To evaluate the risk of peripheral anterior synechiae (PAS) and glaucomatous
optic neuropathy attributable to primary angle closure at varying anterior chamber depths …

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 …

Quantitative iris parameters and association with narrow angles

B Wang, LM Sakata, DS Friedman, YH Chan, M He… - Ophthalmology, 2010 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To investigate the relationship between quantitative iris parameters (iris
curvature [I-Curv], iris area [I-Area], and iris thickness) and the presence of narrow angles …

Laser peripheral iridotomy in primary angle-closure suspects: biometric and gonioscopic outcomes: the Liwan Eye Study

M He, DS Friedman, J Ge, W Huang, C Jin, PS Lee… - Ophthalmology, 2007 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To assess the immediate effect of laser peripheral iridotomy (LPI) and
mechanisms of angle closure in a population-based study of primary angle closure (PAC) …

Increased iris thickness and association with primary angle closure glaucoma

BS Wang, A Narayanaswamy… - British Journal of …, 2011 - bjo.bmj.com
Aims To investigate the relationship between quantitative iris parameters and angle closure
disease. Methods Participants with angle closure were recruited prospectively from …

Determinants of angle closure in older Singaporeans

R Lavanya, TY Wong, DS Friedman… - Archives of …, 2008 - jamanetwork.com
Objectives To investigate systemic and ocular risk factors for angle closure (AC) in older
Singaporeans and to determine if these risk factors are different in men vs women and in …

Prevalence of plateau iris in primary angle closure suspects: an ultrasound biomicroscopy study

RS Kumar, M Baskaran, PTK Chew, DS Friedman… - Ophthalmology, 2008 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To determine the prevalence of plateau iris in a cohort of primary angle closure
suspects (PACSs) using ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM). DESIGN: Cross-sectional …