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Abstract #6753 Published in IGR 4-1
Progression to end-stage glaucoma after laser in situ keratomileusis
Shaikh NM; Shaikh S; Singh K; Manche EJournal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery 2002; 28: 356-359
The authors describe two patients, one a glaucoma suspect because of family history and the other with juvenile glaucoma. Both patients developed complications after laser in situ keratomileusis that required frequent topical steroids, leading to steroid-induced glaucoma. In both cases, corneal edema from the acute rise in intraocular pressure (IOP) caused inaccurate IOP measurement by standard methods. The inability to recognize glaucoma early may have resulted in significant irreversible vision loss.
Dr. N.M. Shaikh, Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
Classification:
8.4 Refractive surgical procedures (Part of: 8 Refractive errors in relation to glaucoma)
9.4.1 Steroid-induced glaucoma (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.4 Glaucomas associated with other ocular and systemic disorders)