Évolution démographique de la crise aiguë par fermeture de l'angle entre 2001-2003 et 2008-2010 : impact de la chirurgie moderne de la cataracte

This study confirms the recent decrease in acute primary angle closure attacks. The consistent increase in cataract surgery in the elderly has probably played a preventive role, since the highest decrease in acute primary angle closure cases was observed among the 70-80-year-old population. Recently, acute primary angle closure cases are less often due to cataract than to primary pupillary block or iris plateau. The prevention of acute primary angle closure by gonioscopic monitoring in patients at risk is indispensable.