Dear Dr. Roach: My eye doctor told me I’m in danger of an “acute attack” of narrow angle glaucoma and that I need iridotomy in both eyes right away. He also said this may be related to my headaches. I ...

SAN FRANCISCO — As a prophylactic measure in patients labeled primary angle-closure suspects, laser peripheral iridotomy may be overused, a speaker said. At the American Glaucoma Society annual ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 58-year-old white woman with primary angle closure suspect was referred to the New England Eye Center glaucoma ...

I was supposed to get ICL surgery for both of my eyes, but I'm having such bad side effects from the iridotomy they do at the pre-op before the surgery that I cancelled surgery. I'm actually really ...

—In this large, randomized trial, early lens extraction for patients with chronic angle-closure disease led to better quality of life and lower intraocular pressure at a reasonable cost compared to ...

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 ...