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Abstract #3513 Published in IGR 4-2
Refractory intraocular pressure increase after phakic posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation
Sanchez Galeana CA; Zadok D; Montes M; Cortes A; Chayet ASAmerican Journal of Ophthalmology 2002; 134: 121-123
PURPOSE: To describe a complication resulting from the implantation of a posterior chamber intraocular lens in a phakic eye. DESIGN: Interventional case report. METHODS: The authors examined a 37-year-old woman with severe myopia who had undergone implantation of a phakic posterior chamber intraocular lens. RESULTS: The patient developed pigmentary glaucoma with refractory increase in intraocular pressure (IOP), despite medical therapy and intraocular lens removal. Trabeculectomy was required to reduce IOP. CONCLUSIONS: This case demonstrates that pigmentary glaucoma secondary to implantation of a phakic posterior chamber intraocular lens can lead to filtering surgery to decrease IOP.
Dr. C.A. Sanchez Galeana, CODET Aris Vision Institute, Tijuana Baja California, Mexico
Classification:
8.4 Refractive surgical procedures (Part of: 8 Refractive errors in relation to glaucoma)
