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Angles measurement data will be displayed for all the images, however sometimes and eyelid for example may obstruct the angle being displayed, resulting in the specific image to have an extrapolated rather than measured angle. But as mentioned above the Pentacam\u00ae measures three parameters aiding in glaucoma screening and in a study by Grewal et al. it was shown that anterior chamber volume is a more sensitive parameter than chamber angles.<br \/>\nComparison of scheimpflug imaging and spectral domain anterior segment optical coherence tomography for detection of narrow anterior chamber angles; DS Grewal, GS Brar, R Jain and SPS Grewal; Eye (2011), 1\u20139 &amp; 2011 Macmillan Publishers Limited All rights reserved 0950-222X\/11<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three screening parameters for glaucoma are automatically displayed in the General Overview display of the Pentacam\u00ae: Anterior chamber angle, anterior chamber depth and anterior chamber volume. 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