title: An update on therapeutic modalities for the prevention of angle closure glaucoma.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Angle closure glaucoma is a prominent burden for the worldwide health system. Because this disorder is commonly asymptomatic, and can lead to irreversible blindness, the proper screening and early management of this disease can be critical. The definitions of angle closure and consequently its treatment guidelines have been dynamically modified and updated in the past decades. Surgical and laser techniques have been adapted to address the different mechanisms involved in the manifestation of the disease and properly prevent its progression in different stages. In this review, we will assess the most recent techniques and their indications in the prevention and management of angle closure disorders.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Recent trends in surgical and laser procedures in the management of angle closure glaucoma are often geared toward combination strategies, to target different mechanisms. Targeting the lens and the angle structures and adjacent tissues simultaneously may be a promising approach in both the prevention of further angle closure, modulating the pressure, and prevention of cataract progression.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Modifying your therapeutic modalities and thresholds for treatment based on updated angle closure disorder definitions and guidelines, as well as innovative screening techniques, may be beneficial to your patients, in regards to both prevention and reduction of disease progression.
authors.affiliation: aDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA bFarabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Behzad
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Amoozgar
authors.forename: Sasan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moghimi
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Shan C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D002924:Ciliary Body / Q000601:surgery; D004724:Endoscopy; D015812:Glaucoma, Angle-Closure / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D017075:Laser Coagulation; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D018918:Phacoemulsification