Primary Angle Closure Glaucoma

Publication Date: November 1, 2015

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

This pocket guide has been archived and is no longer updated. The information below may be outdated. Please refer to AAO website for current guidelines.

Key Points

...Key Points...

...erstanding the current disease definition is im...


Diagnosis

...Diagnosis...

...t should be asked about symptoms that may sugges...

Specific questioning should address the use of ora...


Physical Examination

Phy...

Refractive Status

...Refractive Status...

Hyperopic eyes, especially in older...


Pupil

...or patients with suspected occludable angles...


Slit-lamp Biomicroscopy

...Slit-l...

...l hyperemia (in acute cases) Central a...


Gonioscopy

...Gonioscop...

Gonioscopy of both eyes should be pe...


...ioscopy and IOP measurements should be performed p...