Journal article
Anatomical effects of clear lens extraction by phacoemulsification versus trabeculectomy on anterior chamber drainage angle in primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) patients
Abstract
PurposeTo document the anatomical effects of clear lens extraction by phacoemulsification versus trabeculectomy on anterior chamber angle in patients with primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG).MethodsGonioscopy and ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) were performed pre-operatively, and at 1 year after clear lens extraction or trabeculectomy in PACG eyes.ResultsFifty PACG eyes of 50 patients were included. Twenty-six eyes had clear lens extraction by …
Authors
Man X; Chan NCY; Baig N; Kwong YYY; Leung DYL; Li FCH; Tham CCY
Journal
Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, Vol. 253, No. 5, pp. 773–778
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
May 2015
DOI
10.1007/s00417-015-2936-z
ISSN
0941-2921