M He, PJ Foster, GJ Johnson, PT Khaw - Eye, 2005 - nature.com In contrast to the pattern of disease in Europeans, primary angle closure has a
higher prevalence and tends to be asymptomatic in East Asians. The higher
prevalence is attributed to differences in anterior chamber and angle ... Cited by 32 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
HA Quigley - Eye, 2004 - nature.com During the last 30 years, the definition of glaucoma as been revised to
eliminate the inclusion of intraocular pressure. Open angle glaucoma is the
second leading cause of blindness in the world, but the proportion of those ... Cited by 31 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
T Aung, WP Nolan, D Machin, SKL Seah, J … - Archives of Ophthalmology, 2005 - Am Med Assoc Results A total of 2032 subjects, consisting of 942 Mongolians and 1090 Chinese
Singaporeans, were included in this study. A logistic model of the relationship
between ACD and PAS among Singaporeans showed a consistent, incremental ... Cited by 31 - Related articles - All 4 versions
GJ Johnson, PJ Foster - Eye, 2005 - nature.com The Greenland Inuit have the shallowest anterior chamber depths (ACDs) so far
recorded. The proportion of blindness due to ACG was reduced from 64% to 9% over
37 years by systematic optical measurement of central ACD and the van ... Cited by 15 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
WP Nolan, T Aung, D Machin, PT Khaw, GJ … - American journal of ophthalmology, 2006 - Elsevier Subjects aged 40 years and older were drawn from a representative sample of
Chinese Singaporean residents. Limbal chamber depth (LCD) was estimated and
central ACD was measured using optical pachymetry and ultrasound. An ... Cited by 10 - Related articles - All 4 versions
- ►adelaide.edu.au [PDF] RJ Casson, HS Newland, J Muecke, S … - British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2007 - bjo.bmj.com Methods: A population-based survey of inhabitants ⩾40 years in the Meiktila
District was carried out; 2481 subjects were identified, 2076 participated and
2060 underwent gonioscopy of at least one eye. Eyes with angles ... Cited by 7 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
K Kashiwagi, S Tsukahara - Japanese journal of ophthalmology, 2004 - Springer A large-scale epidemiological survey of glaucoma, recently conducted in Japan,
clearly showed that there is an extremely large number of patients with normal
tension glaucoma (NTG). 1 However, in contrast to the chronic pro- gression ... Cited by 6 - Related articles - All 4 versions
- ►nih.gov RR Bourne, PH Alsbirk - British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2006 - bjo.bmj.com Background/aim: Haag-Streit recommends that for the most accurate anterior
chamber depth (ACD) results, the corneal thickness, as determined with
attachment No I, should be deducted from a measurement from corneal ... Cited by 4 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions
MD Ravi Thomas, GCS MD, R Parikh - Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology - interscience.wiley.com Primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG) is estimated to affect a significant
proportion of the population worldwide. Of those affected, the majority reside
in developing countries. In the developing world, more than 80% of the ... Cited by 2 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
M Ahmed - Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons-- …, 2006 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov OBJECTIVE: To assess the efficacy and complications of Nd: YAG laser iridotomy
in patients with intermittent (sub-acute) angle closure glaucoma. STUDY DESIGN:
An interventional study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY: The Ophthalmology ... Cited by 2 - Related articles - All 5 versions
