"Glaucoma, Angle-Closure" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A form of glaucoma in which the intraocular pressure increases because the angle of the anterior chamber is blocked and the aqueous humor cannot drain from the anterior chamber.
| Descriptor ID |
D015812
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C11.525.381.056
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| Concept/Terms |
Glaucoma, Angle-Closure- Glaucoma, Angle-Closure
- Angle-Closure Glaucoma
- Angle-Closure Glaucomas
- Glaucomas, Angle-Closure
- Glaucoma, Uncompensated
- Glaucomas, Uncompensated
- Uncompensated Glaucoma
- Uncompensated Glaucomas
- Glaucoma, Closed-Angle
- Closed-Angle Glaucoma
- Closed-Angle Glaucomas
- Glaucoma, Closed Angle
- Glaucomas, Closed-Angle
- Glaucoma, Uncompensative
- Glaucomas, Uncompensative
- Uncompensative Glaucoma
- Uncompensative Glaucomas
- Glaucoma, Angle Closure
- Angle Closure Glaucoma
- Angle Closure Glaucomas
- Glaucomas, Angle Closure
- Glaucoma, Narrow-Angle
- Glaucoma, Narrow Angle
- Glaucomas, Narrow-Angle
- Narrow-Angle Glaucoma
- Narrow-Angle Glaucomas
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| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Glaucoma, Angle-Closure" by people in Profiles.
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Association analysis of variants rs35934224 in TXNRD2 and rs6478746 in LMX1B in primary angle-closure and pseudoexfoliation glaucoma. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2022 Jul; 32(4):2249-2258.
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Variants in myelin regulatory factor (MYRF) cause autosomal dominant and syndromic nanophthalmos in humans and retinal degeneration in mice. PLoS Genet. 2019 05; 15(5):e1008130.
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Unusual case of bilateral angle closure glaucoma. JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc. 2013 Apr-Jun; 52(190):402-4.