[HTML][HTML] Primary angle closure glaucoma: what we know and what we don't know

X Sun, Y Dai, Y Chen, DY Yu, SJ Cringle… - Progress in retinal and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) is a common cause of blindness. Angle closure is
a fundamental pathologic process in PAGC. With the development of imaging devices for the …

Primary angle‐closure glaucoma: an update

C Wright, MA Tawfik, M Waisbourd… - Acta …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Primary angle‐closure glaucoma is potentially a devastating disease, responsible for half of
glaucoma‐related blindness worldwide. Angle closure is characterized by appositional …

Diurnal variations in axial length, choroidal thickness, intraocular pressure, and ocular biometrics

R Chakraborty, SA Read… - … ophthalmology & visual …, 2011 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose.: To investigate the pattern of diurnal variations in axial length (AL), choroidal
thickness, intraocular pressure (IOP), and ocular biometrics over 2 consecutive days …

Lens vault, thickness, and position in Chinese subjects with angle closure

ME Nongpiur, M He, N Amerasinghe, DS Friedman… - Ophthalmology, 2011 - Elsevier
PURPOSE:: To investigate the association of lens parameters—specifically, lens vault (LV),
lens thickness (LT), and lens position (LP)—with angle closure. DESIGN:: Prospective …

Choroidal thickness measured by spectral domain optical coherence tomography: factors affecting thickness in glaucoma patients

EA Maul, DS Friedman, DS Chang, MV Boland… - Ophthalmology, 2011 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To measure choroidal thickness and to determine parameters associated with it.
DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. PARTICIPANTS: Seventy-four glaucoma patients and …

Genome-wide association analyses identify three new susceptibility loci for primary angle closure glaucoma

EN Vithana, CC Khor, C Qiao, ME Nongpiur… - Nature …, 2012 - nature.com
Primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG) is a major cause of blindness worldwide. We
conducted a genome-wide association study including 1,854 PACG cases and 9,608 …

Medical management of glaucoma in the 21st century from a Canadian perspective

P Harasymowycz, C Birt, P Gooi… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Glaucoma is a medical term describing a group of progressive optic neuropathies
characterized by degeneration of retinal ganglion cells and retinal nerve fibre layer 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 …

Angle-closure glaucoma: the role of the lens in the pathogenesis, prevention, and treatment

P Tarongoy, CL Ho, DS Walton - Survey of ophthalmology, 2009 - Elsevier
Primary angle-closure glaucoma is a major cause of blindness worldwide. It is a disease of
ocular anatomy that is related to pupillary-block and angle-crowding mechanisms of filtration …

Angle-closure glaucoma–simpler answers to complex mechanisms: LXVI Edward Jackson memorial lecture

HA Quigley - American journal of ophthalmology, 2009 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To present evidence-based concepts that will explain mechanisms of angle-
closure glaucoma. DESIGN: Review of published evidence and personal perspective …