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Factors Associated with Anterior Chamber Narrowing with Age: An Optical Coherence Tomography Study

Jae Hong Sun, Kyung Rim Sung, Sung‐Cheol Yun, Mi Hyun Cheon, Hung Won Tchah, Myoung Joon Kim, Jae Yong Kim

Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science · 2012 · 92 citations · 18 references

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Abstract

Increments of LV, IC, IT, and IA with age led to a reduction in the dimensions of the AC and to narrowing of the ACA. This may explain why aging is a significant risk factor for primary angle closure glaucoma.

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