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Severity of Visual Field Loss at First Presentation to Glaucoma Clinics in England and Tanzania [PDF]
, 2019 Purpose: To compare severity of visual field (VF) loss at first presentation in glaucoma clinics in England and Tanzania. Methods: Large archives of VF records from automated perimetry were used to retrospectively examine vision loss at first ...
Adegbehingbe BO +9 more
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Clinical Ophthalmology, 2014 Lamise Z Rajjoub, Nisha Chadha, David A Belyea Department of Ophthalmology, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA Abstract: This is a case report describing recurrent intermittent acute angle closure episodes in the setting of ...
Rajjoub LZ, Chadha N, Belyea DA
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Asymmetric Patterns of Visual Field Defect in Primary Open-Angle and Primary Angle-Closure Glaucoma [PDF]
, 2018 Purpose: To compare the hemifield asymmetry of visual field (VF) loss in primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) across all severity levels. Methods: A total of 522 eyes of 327 patients with POAG (mean age ± SD, 54.
Asaoka, R +6 more
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Medical and Surgical Treatment of Primary Angle Closure Glaucoma
Türk Oftalmoloji Dergisi, 2012 Primary angle closure glaucoma occurs when pathologies in the relative/absolute sizes or positions of anterior segment structures or abnormal forces in the posterior segment structures apply pressure on the peripheral iris, causing iridocorneal angle ...
Nevbahar Tamçelik +3 more
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Glaucoma in a Suburban Tertiary Care Hospital in Nigeria
Journal of Ophthalmic & Vision Research, 2010 Purpose: To determine the incidence and contribution of different types of glaucoma to blindness at Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, a suburban tertiary care hospital in Edo State, Nigeria.
Malachi Epo Enock +2 more
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Panscleritis masquerading as an attack of primary acute angle closure glaucoma
GMS Ophthalmology Cases, 2019 Purpose: To report a female who presented with acute angle closure glaucoma and was found to have panscleritis on further evaluation. Method: Case report.Case description: A 50-year-old female was referred to us as a case of primary acute angle closure ...
Bashir, Hafsa +3 more
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Assessment of acute headache in adults - what the general physician needs to know. [PDF]
, 2018 Headache is common. Up to 5% of attendances to emergency departments and acute medical units are due to headache. Headache is classified as either primary (eg migraine, cluster headache) or secondary to another cause (eg meningitis, subarachnoid ...
Agrawal +9 more
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Primary Angle Closure Glaucoma
, 2011 Glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness world wide, may be classified into two main types based on the anatomy of the anterior chamber angle: open angle, which is generally a chronic disease and narrow angle glaucoma, which can be an acute medical emergency.
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Profile of angle closure in a tertiary care center in north India
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2010 Purpose: To study the demographic and clinical profile of the types of primary angle closure patients presenting at a tertiary care center in North India.
Ichhpujani Parul +3 more
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A large multi-ethnic genome-wide association study identifies novel genetic loci for intraocular pressure. [PDF]
, 2017 Elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) is a major risk factor for glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness. IOP heritability has been estimated to up to 67%, and to date only 11 IOP loci have been reported, accounting for 1.5% of IOP variability.
Banda, Yambazi +10 more
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