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15513457

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-10-29
pubmed:abstractText
Angle closure glaucoma is emerging as a leading cause of blindness in the densely populated countries of Asia. It has a greater propensity to cause bilateral blindness than either primary open-angle glaucoma or secondary glaucoma. An estimated 9.4 million people in China aged 40 years and older have glaucomatous optic neuropathy. Approximately 5.2 million people (55%) would be blind in at least one eye. Around 1.7 million (18.1%) would be blind in both eyes. it is likely that PACG is responsible for the vast majority (91%) of bilateral glaucoma blindness in China. The number of Chinese people with an "occludable" drainage angle is in the region of 28.2 million, and of these 9.1 million have significant angle closure. There is a growing emphasis on a revised method of classifying the disease, which reserves the term "glaucoma" for cases with glaucomatous optic neuropathy. The term primary angle closure (PAC) is used in cases with a closed angle and peripheral anterior synechiae or raised intraocular pressure. Risk factors for PAC include older age, female gender, Chinese ethnicity, all of which are associated with anatomical risk factors of central and/or peripherally shallow anterior chambers (usually associated with a thicker, anteriorly-positioned lens), and a shorter axial length of the globe.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0882-0538
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
50-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-5-28
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
The epidemiology of primary angle closure and associated glaucomatous optic neuropathy.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Epidemiology, Institute of Ophthalmology, London, UK. p.foster@ucl.ac.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review