[Angle closure mechanisms of glaucoma].
Glaucoma caused by primary closure of the iridocorneal angle accounts for half of the glaucoma cases in the world, 9 out of 10 in patients of Sino-Mongolian origin. The most frequent mechanism involved is anterior chamber angle blockage, but glaucoma can also be the result of a plateau iris structure, ciliary blockage, and exceptionally microphthalmos. Other than these forms, closure of the iridocorneal angle can be secondary to acquired iridopathies, or caused by crystallin anomalies or therapeutic interventions.
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