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Abstract #18400 Published in IGR 3-3
Malignant glaucoma and high myopia: a case report
El Matri L; Charfi O; Ayed T; Mgha´eth F; Chaabouni A; Triki MJournal Français d'Ophtalmologie 2001; 24: 1081-1084
Malignant glaucoma is a rare and dramatic complication that occurs more frequently after glaucoma filtration surgery for angle-closure glaucoma and rarely for open-angle glaucoma. The authors report the case of a highly myopic monocular 38-year-old woman, with primary open-angle glaucoma who developed malignant glaucoma during the first postoperative days following trabeculectomy. Treatment consisted of extracapsular cataract extraction and vitrectomy, with the removal of the anterior hyaloid and preventive circular buckling. Late postoperative events were marked by the occurrence of anterior synechiae and residual hypertension. The authors discuss the pathogenesis of malignant glaucoma, its management, and the results of different therapeutic procedures. LA: French
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Classification:
9.4.11.1 Ciliary block (malignant) glaucoma (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.4 Glaucomas associated with other ocular and systemic disorders > 9.4.11 Glaucomas following intraocular surgery)