Prevalence data from Mongolia and Singapore suggest that the bilateral blindness rate for angle-closure glaucoma is 3-fold to 10-fold higher than for open-angle glaucoma, reaching almost 40% in ...

Open-angle glaucoma is far more prevalent in the United States, affecting 70%-80% of cases of glaucoma. [1] Narrow-angle or angle-closure glaucoma is more prevalent in the Asian population.

Chronic angle-closure glaucoma has a clinical picture similar to open-angle glaucoma, with characteristic optic nerve and visual field damage. The exception is that there are no structures visible ...

Medications are similar as those used in open angle glaucoma. Other agents include miotics. Acute angle-closure glaucoma may also be treated with miotics such as pilocarpine.

Glaucoma is actually an umbrella term for a group of diseases that affect the optic nerve, causing progressive damage. There are two main types: wide (open angle) and closed (narrow angle).

Aim To compare the interocular asymmetry in visual field loss of patients with primary open-angle (POAG) and primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG). Methods Subjects entering a prospective ...

Clinical Study Published: 13 January 2012 Retrobulbar hemodynamic parameters in open-angle and angle-closure glaucoma patients I Marjanovic, N Milic, A Martinez & J Benitez-del-Castillo Eye 26 ...

Dear Dr. Donohue: Seven years ago, I wrote to you and asked you to tell people about sudden-onset closed-angle glaucoma. Granted, it isn't common, but it does occur. Please tell ...