Abstract |
Angle closure glaucoma is characterized by an optic neuropathy with a glaucomatous visual field defect with a white painless eye and mimics primary open-angle glaucoma. Acute angle closure attack is more symptomatic, with a red painful eye and elevated intraocular pressure. In both cases, iridocorneal angle closure is due to an increase in the thickness of the natural lens, which with age has a tendency to close a narrow angle. The rational approach to treating these situations is lens extraction. With today's improved lens extraction techniques, this surgical treatment should be proposed more frequently.
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Authors | Y Lachkar |
Journal | Journal francais d'ophtalmologie
(J Fr Ophtalmol)
Vol. 33
Issue 4
Pg. 273-8
(Apr 2010)
ISSN: 1773-0597 [Electronic] France |
Vernacular Title | Glaucome et crise aiguë par fermeture de l'angle : phakoémulsification en première intention. |
PMID | 20347182
(Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article, Review)
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Copyright | Copyright 2010 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved. |
Topics |
- Acute Disease
- Cornea
(pathology)
- Glaucoma, Angle-Closure
(surgery)
- Humans
- Intraocular Pressure
(physiology)
- Iris
(pathology)
- Lens, Crystalline
(pathology)
- Optic Nerve
(pathology)
- Phacoemulsification
(methods)
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