Anterior Chamber Depth, Iridocorneal Angle Width, and Intraocular Pressure Changes After Phacoemulsification

Abstract

It is well known that narrowing of the anterior chamber angle (ACA) is the fundamental mechanism for the development of acute primary angle closure and chronic primary angle-closure glaucoma.^1,2 Studies^3,4 based on advanced imaging have demonstrated that the crystalline lens has an important role in the narrowing of the angle by pushing the peripheral iris anteriorly, in particular with the cataractous lens. Lens extraction for angle-closure and associated glaucoma has increasingly become a plausible alternative and is gaining popularity, especially in Asia.^5-9