Cataract progression after Nd-YAG laser iridotomy in primary angle-closure suspect eyes
2 February 2024
| Jonathan Chan
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Glaucoma
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Angle, Clinical Trial, Glaucoma, Treatment Lasers, Vision
A total of 889 of eligible bilateral primary angle-closure suspect (PACS) patients were recruited from the Zhongshan Angle Closure Prevention Trial. One randomly selected eye received laser peripheral iridotomy (LPI), while the fellow remained untreated. Cataract was graded by the...
Lens surgery in patients with lens subluxation misdiagnosed as primary angle-closure glaucoma
1 August 2019
| Kurt Spiteri Cornish
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Glaucoma
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Angle-closure glaucoma, intraocular pressure control, lens subluxation, lens surgery, misdiagnosis
Lens subluxation can be caused by many conditions including Marfan syndrome and other hereditary conditions, and blunt trauma. Lens displacement can cause pupillary block and angle closure. This is commonly misdiagnosed as primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG), which can lead...
