Primary angle-closure glaucoma

Known as: Primary angle closure glaucoma, Primary angle-closure glaucoma, unspecified 
A type of glaucoma with optic nerve damage in an eye that has evidence of angle closure and in which there is no evidence of a secondary cause. [HPO… (More)
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Glaucoma
Malignant glaucoma

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acute angle closure glaucoma

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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Genome-wide association analyses identify three new susceptibility loci for primary angle closure glaucoma
Primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG) is a major cause of blindness worldwide. We conducted a genome-wide association study… (More)
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2012
2012
Prevalence of primary angle closure and primary angle-closure glaucoma in a southwestern rural population of Japan: the Kumejima Study.
PURPOSE To determine the prevalence and ocular biometry of primary angle closure (PAC) and primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG… (More)
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2007
2007
Nuclear and mitochondrial analysis of patients with primary angle-closure glaucoma.
PURPOSE Certain types of glaucoma are linked to nuclear genetic mutations or to mitochondrial disturbances. In this study… (More)
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2007
2007
Comparison of ultrasound biomicroscopic parameters after laser iridotomy in eyes with primary angle closure and primary angle closure glaucoma
PurposeTo study changes in anterior segment morphology after laser peripheral iridotomy (LPI) in primary angle closure (PAC) and… (More)
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2005
2005
Uveal effusion in primary angle-closure glaucoma.
PURPOSE To determine the prevalence of uveal effusion in acute and chronic primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) or primary angle… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Five-year risk of progression of primary angle closure to primary angle closure glaucoma: a population-based study.
OBJECTIVE To report the 5-year progression to primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG) in a population-based cohort of primary angle… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Anterior chamber depth measurement as a screening tool for primary angle-closure glaucoma in an East Asian population.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate anterior chamber depth measurement as a method of screening for primary angle-closure glaucoma in an East… (More)
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Prevalence of primary glaucoma in an urban south Indian population.
Glaucoma is fast emerging as a major cause of blindness in India. In order to estimate the prevalence of primary open angle… (More)
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Biometry and primary angle-closure glaucoma among Chinese, white, and black populations.
PURPOSE Primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) is more prevalent among Chinese than whites. The authors tested the hypothesis that… (More)
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1988
1988
Primary angle closure glaucoma: Extracapsular cataract extraction or filtering procedure?
An extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) with posterior-chamber-IOL was performed in 21 eyes of 20 patients with primary angle… (More)
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