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6486217

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1984-11-21
pubmed:abstractText
Nineteen eyes of 16 patients (12 men and four women ranging in age from 41 to 75 years) underwent laser peripheral iridectomy for treatment of uncontrolled chronic angle-closure glaucoma (25 to 62 mm Hg). Five of eight eyes (62.5%) with glaucomatous cupping but full visual fields attained postiridectomy intraocular pressures of less than 22 mm Hg with medical therapy. Seven of nine eyes (77.7%) that had both glaucomatous optic disk damage and visual field loss before iridectomy had controlled intraocular pressures with medical therapy after iridectomy. Because laser iridectomy is safer than trabeculectomy, we recommend that it be the initial procedure in the treatment of chronic angle-closure glaucoma.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0002-9394
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
98
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
446-50
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1984
pubmed:articleTitle
Laser iridectomy in the management of chronic angle-closure glaucoma.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.