All of the following can predispose to development of angle closure glaucoma, EXCEPT:
Correct Answer: Smaller diameter of lens
Description: Anatomical risk factors for developing primary angle closure glaucoma are: Hypermetropic eyes with shallow anterior chamber Eyes in which iris-lens diaphragm is placed anteriorly Eyes with narrow angle of anterior chamber, which may be due to: small eyeball, relatively large size of the lens and smaller diameter of the cornea or bigger size of the ciliary body Plateau iris configuration Ref: Comprehensive Ophthalmology by AK Khurana, 4th edition, Page 225.
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