Abbreviations
AAC |
Acute angle-closure attack |
ACD |
Anterior chamber depth |
ACV |
Anterior chamber volume |
ALPI |
Argon Laser peripheral iridoplasty |
ALT |
Argon Laser trabeculoplasty |
AOD |
Angle opening distance |
ARA |
Angle recess area |
AS-OCT |
Anterior segment optical coherence tomography |
COCO |
Controlled coagulation |
CYP1B1 |
Cytochrome P 450 1B1 |
DLT |
Diode Laser trabeculoplasty |
ECP |
Endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation |
ECPL |
Endocycloplasty |
ELT |
Excimer Laser trabeculoplasty |
GMS |
Gold micro shunt |
HLA-B27 |
Human leucocyte antigene B27 |
ICE syndrome |
Irido-corneal-endothelial syndrome |
ILC |
Irido-lenticular contact area |
IOP |
Intraocular pressure |
ITC |
Irido-trabecular contact |
LE |
Left eye |
LPI |
Laser peripheral iridotomy |
LTBP2 |
Latent transforming growth factor beta binding protein 2 |
LTP |
Laser trabeculoplasty |
mm |
Micrometer |
min |
Minute |
mJ |
MilliJoule |
mm |
Millimeter |
ms |
Millisecond |
mW |
Milliwatt |
Nd:YAG |
Neodymium:Yttrium-Aluminium-Garnet |
nm |
Nanometer |
ns |
Nanosecond |
OAG |
Open-angle glaucoma |
OTC |
Over-the-counter |
OVD |
Ophthalmic viscous device |
PAC |
Primary angle closure |
PACG |
Primary angle-closure glaucoma |
PACS |
Primary angle-closure suspect |
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Abbreviations |
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PAS |
Peripheral anterior synechia(e) |
PDS |
Pigment dispersion syndrome |
PG |
Pigment dispersion glaucoma |
POAG |
Primary open-angle glaucoma |
PXG |
Pseudoexfoliation glaucoma |
PXS |
Pseudoexfoliation syndrome |
RE |
Right eye |
RNFL |
Retinal nerve fibre layer |
s |
Second |
SLT |
Selective Laser trabeculoplasty |
SS |
Scleral spur |
TIA |
Trabecular-iris angle |
TIGR gene |
Trabecular meshwork glucocorticoid response gene |
TISA |
Trabecular-iris spur area |
TM |
Trabecular meshwork |
TSCPC |
Transscleral cyclophotocoagulation |
UBM |
Ultrasound biomicroscopy |
X-ray |
Electromagnetic radiation |