TY - JOUR T1 - Authors' response JF - British Journal of Ophthalmology JO - Br J Ophthalmol SP - 1300 LP - 1301 VL - 92 IS - 9 AU - S Kinoshita AU - L P K Ang AU - H Higashihara AU - C Sotozono Y1 - 2008/09/01 UR - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/92/9/1300.2.abstract N2 - We greatly appreciate the recent response to our article by Wang et al entitled “Management of angle closure glaucoma in East Asian eyes: a response to Argon laser iridotomy-induced bullous keratopathy—a growing problem in Japan,” in which they reaffirmed the need to address the worrying increase in ocular decomposition resulting from argon laser iridotomy (ALI)-induced complications in Asian countries. It has long been believed that ALI does not change corneal endothelial cell density;1 2 however, that does not seem to be correct in eyes with a pigmented iris. As was noted in our recent article,3 … ER -