Clues in the Diagnosis and Management of Acute Glaucoma for General Practitioners and Emergency Physicians
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Mar 20, 2013
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Abstract
For general practitioners it is a great problem to deal with ophthalmic pathology; however they are the first doctors that face the diagnosis, and management of those patients. They are the first to take care of the initial management of the patient presenting with angle closure glaucoma. This diagnosis and management must be right and proper to avoid irreversible sequelae. This article gives special clues and tips for an early diagnosis and quick management of angle closure glaucoma, to prevent blindness from this pathology
Keywords
Angle closure glaucoma, management, general practitioners, diagnosis, treatment, de ángulo cerrado, manejo, médicos generales, diagnóstico, tratamiento,
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2. Quingley HA, Broman AT. The number of people with glaucoma worldwide in 2010 and 2020. Br J Ophthalmol. 2006;90:262-7.
3. Yip JL, Foster P. Ethnic differences in primary angle closure glaucoma. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2006;17:175-80.
4. Tarongoy P, Ching L, Walton D. Angle-closure glaucoma: the role of the lens in the pathogenesis, prevention, and treatment. Surv Ophtamol. 2009;54:211-25.
5. Lowe R. A history of primary angle closure glaucoma. Surv Ophthalmol. 1995;40:163-70.
6. Nongpiur M, Ku J, Aung T. Angle closure glaucoma: a mechanistic review. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2011;22:96-101.
7. Lachkar Y, Bouassida W. Drug-induced acute angle closure glaucoma. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2007;18:129-33.
8. See J, Aquino M, Aduan J, Chew P. Management of angle closure glaucoma. Indian J Ophtalmol. 2011;59:82-7.
9. Razenghinejad MR, Myers JS, Katz J. Iatrogenic glaucoma secondary to medicaments. Am J Med. 2011;124:20-5.
How to Cite
de Vivero A., C., & Forero Moncaleano, O. (2013). Clues in the Diagnosis and Management of Acute Glaucoma for General Practitioners and Emergency Physicians. Universitas Medica, 54(4), 536–542. https://doi.org/10.11144/Javeriana.umed54-4.cpdm
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