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Cataract surgery in the primary angle-closure patient

Cataract Surgery in the Glaucoma Patient, Page: 189-196
2009
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Primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) is a major cause of blindness in Asia and South Africa.1,2 It is defined as a glaucomatous optic neuropathy secondary to ocular hypertension, caused by closure of the drainage angle. Angle closure is the result of apposition or adhesion (synechiae) of the peripheral iris to the surface of the pigmented trabeculum. The blocking of aqueous access to the trabeculum results in raised intraocular pressure. © 2009 Springer-Verlag New York.

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