A 61-year-old man diagnosed as a glaucoma suspect with narrow angles presented to the New England Eye Center. The man had visual complaints of seeing horizontal streaks of light in his left eye since ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . HONG KONG — Laser peripheral iridotomy is an effective treatment for patients with primary angle-closure ...

WASHINGTON, DC — The majority of patients don't require glaucoma medications before or after undergoing bilateral laser peripheral iridotomy, an analysis of a managed care database suggests. However, ...

Primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG) is the most common cause of glaucoma in Asian populations. 1 While patients with acute angle closure present in a manner that is rarely missed (with a painful red ...

To determine whether prophylactic laser peripheral iridotomy (LPI) for primary angle closure (PAC) is associated with cataract progression. Of 712 participants, 158 were diagnosed with occludable ...

—In this large, randomized trial, early lens extraction for patients with chronic angle-closure disease led to better quality of life and lower intraocular pressure at a reasonable cost compared to ...

A randomized prospective clinical trial was performed to assess the 10-year incidence of increased intraocular pressure (IOP) in the two eyes of patients with pigment dispersion syndrome (PDS), with ...

This article outlines an initiative to develop an ophthalmic nurse practitioner’s role to carry out YAG laser peripheral iridotomy. It details the training and competency assessment needed to extend ...

1. Which doctor should I consult for an iridectomy? You should consult an ophthalmologist for an iridectomy. 2. Which symptoms will I experience that will tell me that I may need an iridectomy? If you ...

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