For primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG), clear-lens extraction was more effective and cost-effective than laser peripheral iridotomy, according to results from the Effectiveness in Angle-closure ...
High-tech metrics are not needed to evaluate the long-term risk that asymptomatic patients with primary angle-closure suspect (PACS) will proceed to glaucoma, data from a Chinese randomized trial ...
The COVID-19 pandemic led to a 17.9% overall reduction in the rate of common ophthalmic procedures among Medicare beneficiaries, with laser peripheral iridotomy showing the steepest decline. The ...