Hereditary lens dislocation with angle closure glaucoma.
Eight patients in one family showed dislocation of the lens and secondary angle-closure glaucoma coming on in the 50's. They all displayed the sequence of myopia, angle shallowing, followed by angle-closure glaucoma. This sequence should alert the clinician to the possibility of a hereditary disease. The cause of the disease is unknown. It is suggested that treatment should be an iridectomy in the early stages and a lens extraction if glaucoma develops.
D000367:Age Factors; D005260:Female; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007906:Lens Subluxation / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010375:Pedigree