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AIM: To investigate the causes and therapy of secondary glaucoma in ocular contusion. METHODS: A total of 105 cases of patients with secondary glaucoma caused by ocular contusion were retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS: The causes and therapies varied in different kinds of secondary glaucoma in ocular contusion. Visual acuity was significantly improved in 79.5% of cases. Ocular pressure became normal in 89 cases with the curative rate of 84.8%. CONCLUSION: Glaucoma second to ocular contusion should be discovered and treated in time, so as to avoid the further damages to the visual function. LA: Chinese
Dr. P. Li, Department of Opthalmology, Xi'an Fourth People's Hospital, Xi'an 710004 Shaanxi Province, China. yuanjiang0527@163.com
9.4.7 Glaucomas associated with ocular trauma (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.4 Glaucomas associated with other ocular and systemic disorders)