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Abbreviations
AACC, acute angle-closure crisis; AC, anterior chamber; C, cornea; CB, ciliary body
with ciliary processes; I, iris; ICE, iridocorneal endothelial; IOP, intraocular pressure;
ITC, iridotrabecular contact; L, lens; LC, lens capsule; LPI, laser peripheral iridotomy;
Nd:YAG, neodymium yttrium-aluminium-garnet; NVI, neovascularization of the iris;
PAC, primary angle closure; PAS, peripheral anterior synechiae; PC, posterior chamber;
S, sclera
Source
American Academy of Ophthalmolog y Glaucoma Panel Preferred Practice Pattern
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Guidelines. Primary Angle Closure. San Francisco, CA: American Academy of
Ophthalmolog y; 2016. Available at: www.aao.org/ppp.
Prum, Bruce E., Leon W. Herndon, Sayoko E. Moroi, Steven L. Mansberger, Joshua
D. Stein, Michele C. Lim, Lisa F. Rosenberg, Steven J. Gedde, and Ruth D. Williams.
"Primary Angle Closure Preferred Practice Pattern
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no. 1 (2016): P1-P40.
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