Glaucoma, Angle-Closure
Recent clinical, regulatory, research and industry developments relating to this disease.
European Glaucoma Society Terminology and Guidelines for Glaucoma, 5th Edition.
The number of people with glaucoma worldwide in 2010 and 2020.
What's happening now
An analyst briefing on current research, clinical, regulatory and industry activity surrounding this disease.
Clinical trials
The current development programme across all trial phases.
Research activity
Key research shaping understanding of this disease, combining the latest publications with the most influential evidence.
Major themes5
- Glaucoma1
- Glaucoma, Angle-Closure1
- Glaucoma, Open-Angle1
- Global Health1
- Quality of Life1
Leading journals2
- The British journal of ophthalmology2
- Lancet (London, England)1
Leading researchers8
- Azuara-Blanco A1
- Broman AT1
- Burr J1
- Cochrane C1
- Cooper D1
- Foster PJ1
- Friedman DS1
- Javanbakht M1
Affiliations (unnormalised)6
- Centre for Public Health1
- Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute1
- NIHR Biomedical Research Centre1
- School of Medicine1
- The Glaucoma Service and the Dana Center for Preventive Opthalmalogy1
- University of Aberdeen1
Related conditions
Diseases frequently studied alongside this one. Number shows shared papers.
Reference
Authoritative identity, definition & identifiers.
A form of glaucoma in which the intraocular pressure increases because the angle of the anterior chamber is blocked and the aqueous humor cannot drain from the anterior chamber.
- Disease identity & definition — NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), public domain
- Clinical trials — ClinicalTrials.gov (U.S. National Library of Medicine)
- Research activity — Europe PMC (EMBL-EBI) + OpenAlex-derived paper links
- Related entities are derived from literature co-mention (studied together) — associative, not causal.