A retrospective study found that 26% of eyes with acute primary angle closure (APAC) were resolved after initial medical treatment. A study published in the Journal of Ophthalmology found that 26% of ...

Purpose To detect differences in retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) measurements between patients with acute angle-closure glaucoma (AACG) and normal subjects using scanning laser polarimetry. Methods ...

Christie Brinkley went in for a routine eye exam and ended up discovering that she has a type of glaucoma — one that required surgery to treat. "I just discovered that I have something called Acute ...

The use of bisphosphonates, particularly risedronate, in patients with osteoporosis is linked to a higher risk for acute angle closure but not open-angle glaucoma. Researchers conducted a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The surgical management of a patient presenting with iris bombé, acute angle-closure glaucoma and cataract poses ...

A case-crossover study conducted on a large health care database in South Korea shed light on the association between acute angle-closure glaucoma and a number of prescription and nonprescription ...

Glaucoma, often called the “silent thief of sight,” is a group of eye conditions that damage the optic nerve and can lead to irreversible vision loss if untreated. In the UK, glaucoma is one of the ...

Christie Brinkley was diagnosed with acute angle-closure glaucoma during her yearly physical. “They can fix it by, brace yourselves, drilling a hole through your eye,” the supermodel wrote on ...

Bridgehampton supermodel Christie Brinkley says she recently had emergency eye surgery to correct a sudden onset of glaucoma. "[I] want you to read this, so you will always be able to!" Brinkley, 67, ...