TY - JOUR
T1 - Hypotonous malignant glaucoma
T2 - Aqueous misdirection with low intraocular pressure
AU - Burgansky-Eliash, Zvia
AU - Ishikawa, Hiroshi
AU - Schuman, Joel S.
PY - 2008/3
Y1 - 2008/3
N2 - Two patients who underwent trabeculectomy and post-operatively manifested axially shallow anterior chamber associated with hypotony but without choroidal effusion are described. The first patient was treated conservatively with topical cycloplegics. The second patient was treated with pars plana anterior vitrectomy. The interventions resulted in deepening of the anterior chamber and posterior rotation of the ciliary body to a natural position as observed by ultrasound biomicroscopy. Intraocular pressure remained low in both cases. These cases demonstrate that hypotony and axial shallowing of the anterior chamber after trabeculectomy can result in a malignant glaucoma-like appearance.
AB - Two patients who underwent trabeculectomy and post-operatively manifested axially shallow anterior chamber associated with hypotony but without choroidal effusion are described. The first patient was treated conservatively with topical cycloplegics. The second patient was treated with pars plana anterior vitrectomy. The interventions resulted in deepening of the anterior chamber and posterior rotation of the ciliary body to a natural position as observed by ultrasound biomicroscopy. Intraocular pressure remained low in both cases. These cases demonstrate that hypotony and axial shallowing of the anterior chamber after trabeculectomy can result in a malignant glaucoma-like appearance.
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U2 - 10.3928/15428877-20080301-03
DO - 10.3928/15428877-20080301-03
M3 - Article
C2 - 18435344
AN - SCOPUS:42949171384
SN - 1542-8877
VL - 39
SP - 155
EP - 159
JO - Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers and Imaging
JF - Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers and Imaging
IS - 2
ER -