The latest HERU Policy Brief summarises research findings from the EAGLE (Effectiveness in Angle Closure Glaucoma of Lens Extraction) trial and highlights that early lens extraction may offer a cost-effective approach to treatment in patients with newly diagnosed primary angle closure or primary angle closure glaucoma.
Scotland, G., Javanbakht, M., Azuara-Blanco, A., Burr, J., Ramsay, C., Cooper, D., Cochrane, C., Norrie, J. (2017) 'Primary angle closure glaucoma - early lens extraction beneficial and likely to be cost-effective', HERU Policy Brief, University of Aberdeen, May 2017.