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16856103

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-7-20
pubmed:abstractText
Angle-closure glaucoma is characterized by obstruction to the outflow of aqueous humor and consequent rise in intraocular pressure. The obstruction may result from an anatomical predisposition of the eye or may be due to pathophysiologic processes in any part of the eye. The former is considered the primary form and the latter a secondary form of angle closure. Relative pupillary block obstructing free flow of aqueous from the posterior chamber of the eye to the anterior chamber is considered to be the most common mechanism of angle closure. Crowding of the angle is another mechanism, which often coexists with pupillary block. This can result from an anterior placement of the lens due to an increase in the thickness of the lens (as occurs with aging), anterior displacement by a posterior force (for example choroidal effusion), or laxity of the zonules.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1469-493X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
3
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
CD005555
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Lens extraction for chronic angle-closure glaucoma.
pubmed:affiliation
Wilmer Eye Institute / Johns Hopkins University, Ophthalmology Department, 600 North Wolfe Street, Wilmer 120, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. david.friedman@jhu.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review