Randomised controlled trial of screening and prophylactic treatment to prevent primary angle closure glaucoma
Author(s) -
Jennifer Yip,
Paul J. Foster,
D. Uranchimeg,
B. Javzandulam,
D. Javzansuren,
T. Munhzaya,
P. S. Lee,
J. Baassanhuu,
Clare Gilbert,
Peng T. Khaw,
G J Johnson,
Winifred Nolan
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
british journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.016
H-Index - 153
eISSN - 1468-2079
pISSN - 0007-1161
DOI - 10.1136/bjo.2009.168682
Subject(s) - medicine , gonioscopy , glaucoma , ophthalmology , intraocular pressure , incidence (geometry) , randomized controlled trial , grading (engineering) , trachoma , surgery , civil engineering , pathology , engineering , physics , optics
To determine if screening with an ultrasound A-scan and prophylactic treatment of primary angle closure (PAC) with laser peripheral iridotomy (LPI) can reduce the incidence of primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG) in Mongolia.
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