文摘
To investigate long-term clinical outcomes after acute angle closure in the Chinese population. A 10-year retrospective review of primary?acute angle closure in Hong Kong Chinese to document patient demographics, treatment, and pre- and post-acute angle closure intraocular pressure (IOP) and visual acuity (VA). The year of attack was correlated with the timing of laser, last VA and IOP, and the number of anti-glaucoma eye drops. In 210 eyes (200 patients), 10?% had a simultaneous bilateral acute angle closure. VA improvement was noted in 68.6?% of eyes whilst 11.4?% were blinded. At 3.7?±?2.4?years of follow-up, 49.5?% had IOP <21?mmHg with medication or surgery, 41.9?% needed anti-glaucoma eye drops, and 13.8?% had undergone trabeculectomy. The older the year of attack, the poorer the VA (r?=?0.2, p?=?0.03) and the longer the laser wait time (r?=?0.3, p?<?0.0001). VA outcome and laser promptness in acute angle closure has improved over the years. At 4?years after the attack, 50?% had normal IOP, 69?% had improved VA but 11?% were blinded.