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The Effectiveness in Angle-closure Glaucoma of Lens Extraction (EAGLE) study showed that clear lens extraction was more cost-effective than peripheral iridotomy and topical medication for the treatment of primary angle closure and primary angle closure glaucoma at 3 years. IOP intraocular pressure, PAC primary angle closure, PACG primary angle closure glaucoma, CLE clear lens extraction, PI peripheral iridotomy.
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Fang, C.E.H., Mercer, R., Henein, C. et al. Infographic: Effectiveness in Angle-closure Glaucoma of Lens Extraction (EAGLE) study. Eye 35, 2669 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41433-021-01436-x
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