What is Narrow Angle Glaucoma? | Driving with Dr. David Richardson Ep 08

Good morning! I'm Dr. David Richardson. I'm a cataract and glaucoma surgeon in Southern California. Today I'd like to talk a bit about narrow angle glaucoma.

In the United States, narrow angle glaucoma is actually or has actually been in the past relatively unlikely. So, most glaucoma in the US is what we call Open Angle glaucoma.

Narrow angle glaucoma, in which the angle—which is the angle between the underside of the cornea and the top side of the iris, is narrow...

Full transcript and citations here: http://new-glaucoma-treatments.com/wh...

00:00 Introduction
00:40 What is narrow angle glaucoma?
02:20 How common is narrow angle glaucoma?
02:54 How are narrow angles detected?
03:28 Acute angle closure
04:48 Symptoms of acute angle closure
05:55 Treatment of acute angle closure
07:13 How to reduce risk of acute angle closure

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About Dr. Richardson:

David Richardson, M.D. is widely recognized as one of the top cataract and glaucoma surgeons in the US and is among an elite group of glaucoma surgeons in the country performing the highly specialized canaloplasty procedure. Many patients have traveled from around the world to have canaloplasty by Dr. Richardson. Moreover, Dr. Richardson is one of only a few surgeons in the greater Los Angeles area that performs Micropulse® Cyclophotocoagulation (MP3) glaucoma laser surgery. Dr. Richardson graduated Magna Cum Laude from University of Southern California and earned his Medical Degree from Harvard Medical School. He completed his ophthalmology residency at the LAC+USC Medical Center/ Doheny Institute.

To learn more about Dr. David Richardson, please visit http://david-richardson-md.com.

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David D. Richardson, M.D.
Patient-Focused Ophthalmologist

San Marino Eye
2020 Huntington Drive
San Marino, CA 91108
Phone: (626) 289-7856
Email: [email protected]

Patient-Focused Websites:
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