[Is a general operative prophylaxis of the fellow eye in cases of acute glaucoma necessary? (author's transl)].
The fellow eyes of 136 patients suffering from acute glaucoma were checked during their hospitalization by means of provocation-tests and gonioscopy. Ten cases had a simultaneous attack of both eyes, and 27 were submitted to a peripheral iridectomy prophylactically after a positive provocation-test. Of the remaining 99 patients observed up to 12 years after the operation only 22 developed an attack in the fellow eye; 11 of them were below the age of 60 years, and only 4 over 70.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000601:surgery; D006068:Gonioscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
Ist eine generelle operative Prophylaxe des Partnerauges beim akuten Glaukom notwendig?