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EAGLE trial: Lens extraction superior to iridotomy in patients with angle-closure glaucoma
PRAGUE — Lens extraction in angle-closure glaucoma is associated with better clinical outcomes and patient-reported outcomes than laser peripheral iridotomy and appears to be cost-effective, according to the results of the 3-year EAGLE trial.“With 5.3 million people affected worldwide, angle-closure is also a leading cause of blindness. Yet, there is a disproportion in the number of trials as compared with open-angle, and little is known on the efficacy of treatments,” Augusto Azuara-Blanco, MD, PhD, said at the European Glaucoma Society Congress.