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REVIEW article

Front. Ophthalmol.
Sec. Glaucoma
Volume 4 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fopht.2024.1457859
This article is part of the Research Topic Effect Modifiers and Risk Factors of Glaucoma Diagnosis and Progression View all articles

Research progress of corneal characteristics and changes in primary angle-closure glaucoma--A review

Provisionally accepted
Yue Wang Yue Wang *wei lin Yan wei lin Yan *yuan Qin yuan Qin *fang fan fang fan *
  • Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China

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    The cornea plays a crucial role in the refractive system of the eyeball, and its changes can significantly impact the visual quality of patients. In patients with primary angle-closure glaucoma,several corneal alterations occur, including changes in corneal thickness and curvature, modification in corneal epithelial cells and nerves, activation of inflammatory cells, and variations in the number and morphology of stromal and endothelial cells. These morphological and structural changes in the cornea are mainly influenced by acute or chronic elevation of intraocular pressure and treatment. In this paper, we review the corneal morphological changes and regularities associated with primary angle-closure glaucoma.Words：Angle-closure glaucoma, Cornea, Morphological characteristics, change，Effect 1 | Introduction Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. In 2020, approximately 79.6 million people globally we re affected by glaucoma, and this number is projected to exceed 111.8 million by 2040[1]. In China, the

    Keywords: Angle-closure glaucoma, Cornea, morphological characteristics, change, effect

    Received: 01 Jul 2024; Accepted: 14 Oct 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Wang, Yan, Qin and fan. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Yue Wang, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China
    wei lin Yan, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China
    yuan Qin, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China
    fang fan, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China

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