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 …

Methodology of the Singapore Indian Chinese Cohort (SICC) eye study: quantifying ethnic variations in the epidemiology of eye diseases in Asians

R Lavanya, VSE Jeganathan, Y Zheng… - Ophthalmic …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: Current knowledge of ethnic variability in the epidemiology of major eye diseases
in Asia is limited. This report summarizes the rationale and study design of the Singapore …

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 …

Iris cross-sectional area decreases with pupil dilation and its dynamic behavior is a risk factor in angle closure

HA Quigley, DM Silver, DS Friedman, M He… - Journal of …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Purpose To estimate the change in iris cross-sectional (CS) area with pupil dilation using
anterior segment optical coherence tomography comparing eyes with angle closure (AC) to …

Canadian Ophthalmological Society evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for the management of glaucoma in the adult eye

Canadian Ophthalmological Society Glaucoma … - Canadian Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
METHODS An English-language literature search for the years 1997–2008 was conducted
using PubMed, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library, the National Guideline Clearing House, and …

Phacoemulsification treatment of subjects with acute primary angle closure and chronic primary angle-closure glaucoma

YH Zhuo, M Wang, Y Li, YT Hao, MK Lin… - Journal of …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Purpose To investigate and compare the effects of phacoemulsification as an initial
procedure to control intraocular pressure (IOP) in eyes with acute primary angle closure …

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 …

Prevalence of cataract surgery and post-surgical visual outcomes in an urban Asian population: the Singapore Malay Eye Study

R Lavanya, TY Wong, T Aung, DTH Tan… - British journal of …, 2009 - bjo.bmj.com
Aim: The aim of the study was to describe the prevalence and visual outcomes of cataract
surgery in an urban Asian population. Methods: This was a population-based study of 3280 …

Gundersen flaps in the management of ocular surface disease in an Asian population

LS Lim, AC How, LPK Ang, DTH Tan - Cornea, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: To evaluate the indications, complications, and long-term outcomes with the use of
a Gundersen flap for the treatment of various ocular surface conditions in an Asian …

A prospective ultrasound biomicroscopy evaluation of changes in anterior segment morphology following laser iridotomy in European eyes

K Mansouri, ND Burgener, M Bagnoud, T Shaarawy - Eye, 2009 - nature.com
Purpose The aim of this study is to quantify changes in anterior segment morphology by the
use of ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) after Nd: YAG laser iridotomy in primary angle …