In the last few years the classification of angle-closure glaucoma has undergone revision. This is a result of population research in regions where angle-closure glaucoma is a major cause of blindness. Several studies have shown that most cases of angle-closure that cause glaucomatous optic neuropathy occur without the symptoms that Western ophthalmologists associate with episodes of acute angl...

background: it has been estimated that 67 million people worldwide are affected with a primary glaucoma and that one-third have primary angle closure glaucoma. we aimed to determine the biometric differences between the eyes of patients with acute attack of primary angle closure and their non-involved fellow eyes.   methods: twenty eight patients with acute attack of primary angle closure were ...

Iridoschisis is a rare condition that consists of the separation of the anterior mesodermic layer of the iris. In more than two-thirds of cases it is associated with glaucoma. We report the case of an 80-year-old patient who had bilateral iridoschisis and presented with acute angle-closure glaucoma. The patient was free from a history of ocular trauma or of heritable ocular disease. Chronic ope...

BACKGROUND Microspherophakia is characterized by lenticular myopia, late development of lens dislocation, shallow anterior chamber and angle-closure glaucoma. If it is associated with angle closure glaucoma, the management can be challenging. OBJECTIVE To report the management of a case of bilateral secondary angle closure glaucoma with isolated microspherophakia and right subluxated lens in ...

This is the first report of a ring-shaped, primary cyst of the iris pigment epithelium. The patient, a 28-year-old woman, presented with angle closure glaucoma. Ocular pressure was controlled medically, and the iris cyst was treated by argon laser photocoagulation. The derivation of the cyst, differential diagnosis, and mechanism of angle closure glaucoma are discussed.

Glaucoma may be a contributory factor in the aetiology of retinal vein occlusion or may result from this condition. When glaucoma occurs secondary to retinal vein occlusion, it is usually considered to be due to vascularization of the anterior chamber angle and closure of the angle by goniosynechiae (Duke-Elder and Dobree, I967; Ballantyne and Michaelson, 1970). The two cases of retinal vein oc...

Purpose. To evaluate outcomes of peripheral iridotomy (PI) for initial management of primary angle closure suspects (PACS), chronic primary angle closure (CPAC), and chronic primary angle closure glaucoma (CPACG). Patients and Methods. Seventy-nine eyes with PACS, CPAC, or CPACG and better than 20/50 visual acuity that underwent PI as initial management were included. Eyes with previous acute a...

AIM To investigate the incidence of acute angle-closure glaucoma among residents of Dalmatia, southern part of Croatia. METHODS We reviewed hospital records of 176 patients with acute angle-closure glaucoma treated between January 1995 and December 2001 at the Departments of Ophthalmology at four hospitals in Dalmatia. There were 122 women, aged between 29 and 89 years (median age; 68 years),...

PURPOSE To understand the impact of socioeconomic status (SES) on the diagnosis of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG) in Taiwan. METHODS Subjects with glaucoma were identified from the National Health Insurance Research Database of year 2006, which included one million randomly selected insurants. Individuals who had ≥4 ambulatory visits within one ye...