Primary creeping angle-closure glaucoma

Abstract

From a series of 250 cases of primary angle-closure glaucoma, seventeen (7 per cent.) were found to have a quiet creeping of the iris into the angle, causing increased ocular tension and damaged vision. This insidious condition is named ''primary creeping angle-closure glaucoma''. Symptoms are few until the late stages of raised base pressure. The condition resembles an intermediate form of glaucoma between the more violent acute angle-closure attacks and chronic simple glaucoma. Its progress seems halted by peripheral iridectomy, but an aqueous drainage procedure frequently has to be added. Long-term medical treatment without surgery is un-satisfactory and frequently dangerous.