NG Congdon, DS Friedman - Current Opinion in Ophthalmology, 2003 - journals.lww.com Purpose of review: Recent studies underscore the importance of angle-closure
glaucoma (ACG) as a cause of world blindness. A major contribution in assessing
the true impact of this disease has been an article estimating the number ... Cited by 22 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 2 versions
CL Ho, DS Walton, LR Pasquale - International ophthalmology clinics, 2004 - journals.lww.com Trabeculectomies with or without antimetabolites are the most commonly performed
glaucoma surgery today, but the surgical outcomes are far from ideal. When used
in the treatment of ACG, the angle-closure is not reversed, and the ... Cited by 14 - Related articles - All 4 versions
IJ Wang, TH Chiang, YF Shih, SC Lu, LL Lin … - Mol Vis, 2006 - molvis.org Methods: We extracted DNA samples from 78 adult patients with acute PACG and 86
control subjects to study the relationships between these specific genes and
acute PACG. Genotyping was performed for 35 genes by the GenomeLab ... Cited by 14 - Related articles - Cached - All 4 versions
- ►iovs.org T Aung, VHK Yong, PTK Chew, SKL Seah, G … - Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 2005 - ARVO PURPOSE. Mutations in the myocilin (MYOC) gene have been implicated in juvenile
as well as late-onset primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). Overall, MYOC
mutations account for 3% to 5% of cases of POAG worldwide, making it the ... Cited by 10 - Related articles - All 4 versions
- ►iovs.org M Asai-Coakwell, C Backhouse, RJ Casey, … - Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 2006 - ARVO METHODS. Central corneal thickness (CCT) was measured in patients and mice with
PITX2/Pitx2 mutations. CCT in affected individuals and unaffected first-degree
relatives from a large PITX2 mutation pedigree was measured with ultrasonic ... Cited by 6 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
K Kashiwagi, T Tsumura, S Tsukahara - Journal of Glaucoma, 2006 - journals.lww.com The analysis of anterior chamber configuration is extremely important for the
diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma and other eye diseases, as well as for
assessing physiologic function. At present, slit-lamp microscopy, ... Cited by 4 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 2 versions
- ►nih.gov RRA Bourne - British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2006 - bjo.bmj.com The report by Quigley and Broman in this issue of the BJO (p 262) is an
important and timely addition to our knowledge in this area. They have estimated
the worldwide prevalence of glaucoma for 2010 and 2020. Since Quigley's ... Cited by 4 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 8 versions
L Xu, H Zhang, YX Wang, JB Jonas - Journal of Glaucoma, 2008 - journals.lww.com Skip Navigation Links Home > December 2008 - Volume 17 - Issue 8 > Central
Corneal Thickness and Glaucoma in Adult Chinese: The... ... Supported by the
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T Aung, MCC Lim, TTL Wong, A Thalamuthu, … - Molecular Vision, 2008 - pubmedcentral.nih.gov The genetic basis of primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG) has yet to be
elucidated. Ocular characteristics related to PACG such as short hyperopic eyes
with shallow anterior chambers suggest the involvement of genes that ... Cited by 3 - Related articles - All 5 versions
