Experts explain whether Lasik or lens implants affect your risk, and how a hair strand-like microshunt could reduce reliance on lifelong eye drops for patients.

For primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG), clear-lens extraction was more effective and cost-effective than laser peripheral iridotomy, according to results from the Effectiveness in Angle-closure ...

Performing cataract extraction relieves the iridolenticular contact, but in younger patients it could be years before patients need cataract extraction. Other options for younger patients would be ...

High-tech metrics are not needed to evaluate the long-term risk that asymptomatic patients with primary angle-closure suspect (PACS) will proceed to glaucoma, data from a Chinese randomized trial ...

Glaucoma can be treated with eye drops, pills, laser surgery, traditional incisional surgery, newer minimally invasive surgical alternatives or a combination of these methods. The goal of any ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The risk for progression from anatomical narrow angle to primary angle closure glaucoma is low and mainly occurs ...