title: Efficacy of Nd-YAG laser iridotomies in acute angle closure glaucoma.
abstract: Between September 1984 and April 1987 a total of 150 patients underwent Nd-YAG laser iridotomy procedures at the Bristol Eye Hospital. Forty of these patients (27%) were treated for acute angle closure glaucoma (AACG), and three of them (7%) suffered recurrent AACG. Sixteen patients who had been treated for AACG have been challenged by a pharmacological provocative test introduced by Mapstone, with a total of 23 eyes being tested. A negative result was obtained in all cases. Provocative testing is recommended to help identify those at risk of recurrent AACG.
authors.affiliation: Bristol Eye Hospital.
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Gray
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Nairne
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Ayliffe
mesh_terms: D005901:Glaucoma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007498:Iris / Q000601:surgery*; D053685:Laser Therapy; D010656:Phenylephrine; D010862:Pilocarpine; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D012008:Recurrence; D014065:Tonometry, Ocular
chemical_list: D010862:Pilocarpine; D010656:Phenylephrine