Abstract
Primary angle-closure glaucoma features a narrow anterior chamber angle in which the anteriorly positioned iris blocks aqueous humor outflow through the trabecular meshwork, subsequently increasing the intraocular pressure. A mathematical model is used to investigate the aqueous humor-iris interaction in synechial angle closure. The model predicted increased intraocular pressure as the anterior chamber angle decreased and a plateau iris configuration in synechial angle closure - consistent with clinical observations.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2147-2148 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings |
| Volume | 3 |
| State | Published - 2002 |
| Event | Proceedings of the 2002 IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology 24th Annual Conference and the 2002 Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES / EMBS) - Houston, TX, United States Duration: Oct 23 2002 → Oct 26 2002 |
Keywords
- Angle-closure
- Anterior chamber angle
- Eye
- Glaucoma
- Intraocular pressure