Purpose Glaucoma is the leading cause of global irreversible blindness. Present estimates
of global glaucoma prevalence are not up-to-date and focused mainly on European ancestry …

Importance Glaucoma is a worldwide leading cause of irreversible vision loss. Because it
may be asymptomatic until a relatively late stage, diagnosis is frequently delayed. A general …

Background Primary angle-closure glaucoma is a leading cause of irreversible blindness
worldwide. In early-stage disease, intraocular pressure is raised without visual loss …

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 is potentially a devastating disease, responsible for half of
glaucoma‐related blindness worldwide. Angle closure is characterized by appositional …

The renin-angiotensin system (RAS), that is known for its role in the regulation of blood
pressure as well as in fluid and electrolyte homeostasis, comprises dozens of angiotensin …

Assessment of the anterior chamber angle (ACA) is an essential part of the ophthalmological
examination. It is intrinsically related to the diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma and has a …

Glaucoma, the world's leading cause of irreversible blindness, is a complex disease, with
differential presentation as well as ethnic and geographic disparities. The multifactorial …

She watches her own eyes, thinking about her character. Thinks on the actions that shall
signify something about her, none of her past actions having suggested anything of note …

Background Primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG) is higher in Asians than Europeans
and Africans, with over 80% of PACG worldwide in Asia. Previous estimates of PACG were …