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Abstract #25935 Published in IGR 12-2
Angle closure glaucoma: An overview
Kadappu S; Bank AMedicine Today 2010; 11: 49-53
Recognition of the symptoms of acute angle closure glaucoma, prompt intervention and appropriate referral are essential to reduce intraocular pressure and prevent permanent visual loss. Progressive circumferential closure of the drainage network of the eye is prevalent in Asians and is being increasingly recognised as a major cause of visual loss.
S. Kadappu. Prince of Wales Hospital, Bankstown Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Classification:
9.3.1 Acute primary angle closure glaucoma (pupillary block) (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.3 Primary angle closure glaucomas)
