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What are alternatives to trabeculectomy?
Lasers are now used to treat both closed-angle and open-angle glaucoma. Peripheral iridectomy is used for people with acute angle-closure glaucoma attacks and chronic closed-angle glaucoma
How do you treat closed-angle glaucoma?
iridectomy
Does the trabecular meshwork become blocked in closed-angle glaucoma?
Nope, Only in Open-Angel Glaucoma
What is performed to treat a closed angle glaucoma affecting the left eye?
laser iridotomy
What is a closed-angle glaucoma?
Closed-angle glaucoma is a condition in which fluid pressure builds up inside the eye because the fluid, or aqueous humor, that is produced in the anterior chamber at the front of the eye cannot leave the chamber through the usual opening.
What are the risk factors for closed-angle glaucoma?
a family history of this type of glaucoma, farsightedness, small eyes, age over 40, scarring inside the eye from diabetes or uveitis.
What are the treatments for open angle glaucoma?
For the treatement of open-angle glaucoma and other types of glaucoma please check: http://www.hfhut.com/glaucoma-the-silent-scourge
How common is acute angle glaucoma?
Acute angle glaucoma occurs in one in 1,000 individuals
What has the author James C Tsai written?
James C. Tsai has written: 'Medical management of glaucoma' -- subject(s): Angle-closure glaucoma, Diagnosis, Glaucoma, Open-angle glaucoma, Therapy
What laser is used to treat closed-angle glaucoma?
Glaucoma laser treatment is used when there is a history of worsening glaucoma because topical solutions have not worked. Medicated eye drops are used to reduce eye pressure, but when the results are not sufficient laser treatment is the alternative.
What are some chronic ophthalmic conditions?
Chronic opthalmic conditions include glaucoma, cataracts, uveitis, and retinitis. Glaucoma can be treated with a variety of pharmacologic agents depending on if its wide-angle or closed-angle, acute or chronic. Inflammation and infections can be treated with antibiotics and immunosuppressants, respectively. Cataracts can be surgically corrected.
What is a rare form of open-angle glaucoma?
One rare form of open-angle glaucoma, normal tension glaucoma, is different. People with normal-tension glaucoma have optic nerve damage in the presence of normal IOP.
