Clear Lens Extraction in Glaucoma (Is it still a controversy?)

Doi: 10.36351/pjo.v36i2.1025

Authors

  • Syed Shoeb Ahmad Ibn-e-Sina Academy, Dodhpur, Aligarh-202001, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36351/pjo.v36i2.1025

Keywords:

Lens, crystalline; glaucoma, angle closure; phacoemulsification; cataract.

Abstract

The lens appears to play a strategic role in the etiopathogenesis of glaucoma. This is not a new concept. In 1891 Priestley Smith had noted that some patients diagnosed with glaucoma demonstrated shallow anterior chambers even before the development of the disease (glaucoma). He concluded that this feature could be attributed to the disproportion between the size of the eyeball and the lens1. Lowe (1969) mentioned that the anatomical basis of primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG) lies in two important “constitutional” factors (lens position and thickness) and two other factors of lesser importance related to advanced age (increase in lens thickness and anterior lens displacement)2.

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Published

20-03-2020

How to Cite

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Ahmad SS. Clear Lens Extraction in Glaucoma (Is it still a controversy?): Doi: 10.36351/pjo.v36i2.1025. pak J Ophthalmol [Internet]. 2020 Mar. 20 [cited 2024 Dec. 3];36(2). Available from: https://pjo.org.pk/index.php/pjo/article/view/1025

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