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 ...

Clear lens extraction not only reduced IOP, but also caused angle widening and reduced the requirement for ocular hypotensive medications in eyes with primary angle closure and persistently raised IOP ...

Clear-lens extraction improved overall health status, visual impairment and disability, and glaucoma-specific disability in primary angle closure and primary angle-closure glaucoma, according to ...

—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 ...