Open AccessLong Anterior Zonules and Angle Closure Disease
Author(s) -
Mona Khurana,
Nagalekshmi Ganesh,
Ashutosh G Jaiswal,
Lingam Vijaya,
Ronnie George,
Shantha Balekudaru
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of glaucoma
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.11
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1536-481X
pISSN - 1057-0829
DOI - 10.1097/ijg.0000000000001898
Subject(s) - medicine , ophthalmology , glaucoma , lens (geology) , engineering , petroleum engineering
Angle closure disease was present in 59.3% of eyes with long anterior zonules (LAZ). The cause is multifactorial including a thick anteriorly positioned crystalline lens, shorter axial length, and increased lens thickness to axial length factor.