The prevalence of primary angle closure glaucoma in European derived populations: a systematic review

AC Day, G Baio, G Gazzard, C Bunce… - British Journal of …, 2012 - bjo.bmj.com
Aim To estimate the prevalence of primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG) in European
derived populations. Method Systematic review and modelling of PACG prevalence data …

Malignant glaucoma: a review of the modern literature

H Shahid, JF Salmon - Journal of Ophthalmology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Malignant glaucoma is a rare form of glaucoma that typically follows surgery in patients with
primary angle closure and primary angle‐closure glaucoma. In this paper, the clinical …

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 …

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 …

Prevalence of primary angle closure and primary angle-closure glaucoma in a southwestern rural population of Japan: the Kumejima Study

S Sawaguchi, H Sakai, A Iwase, T Yamamoto, H Abe… - Ophthalmology, 2012 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To determine the prevalence and ocular biometry of primary angle closure
(PAC) and primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) in a rural population in southwestern …

Ethnic differences in the clinical presentation of Graves' ophthalmopathy

CL Chng, LL Seah, DHC Khoo - Best Practice & Research Clinical …, 2012 - Elsevier
Ethnic differences in a number of eye conditions have been described. The literature on
ethnic differences in Graves' ophthalmopathy (GO) is limited. There is some evidence to …

[HTML][HTML] The prevalence of glaucoma in adult rural Chinese populations of the Bai nationality in Dali: the Yunnan Minority Eye Study

H Zhong, J Li, C Li, T Wei, X Cha, N Cai… - … & visual science, 2012 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose.: We evaluated the prevalence of glaucoma in adults of the Bai Nationality
populations in rural China. Methods.: A population-based survey of Chinese Bai Nationality …

Immediate changes in intraocular pressure after laser peripheral iridotomy in primary angle-closure suspects

Y Jiang, DS Chang, PJ Foster, M He, S Huang, T Aung… - Ophthalmology, 2012 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To determine the immediate changes in intraocular pressure (IOP) after laser
peripheral iridotomy in primary angle-closure suspects. DESIGN: Prospective, randomized …

Increased lens vault as a risk factor for angle closure: confirmation in a Japanese population

M Ozaki, ME Nongpiur, T Aung, M He… - Graefe's Archive for …, 2012 - Springer
Purpose A thicker lens vault (LV), measured by anterior segment optical coherence
tomography (ASOCT), was recently identified as a novel risk factor for angle closure in …

The role of anterior segment optical coherence tomography in glaucoma

S Salim - Journal of ophthalmology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The anterior segment optical coherence tomography provides an objective method to
assess the anterior segment of the eye, including the anatomy of the anterior chamber …