Transient angle-closure glaucoma in central retinal vein occlusion.
Two cases are presented in which unilateral transient angle-closure glaucoma accompanied occlusion of the central retinal vein. In both cases, the uninvolved eye had a wide-open angle and the involved eye demonstrated a marked anterior displacement of the lens-iris diaphragm. Short-term treatment with cycloplegics and carbonic anhydrase inhibitors resulted in a rapid and permanent deepening of both angles. The similarity of this picture to malignant glaucoma as well as possible causative factors is discussed.
D000086:Acetazolamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000150:complications; D003519:Cyclopentolate / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D012169:Retinal Vein; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000150:complications
D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D003519:Cyclopentolate; D000086:Acetazolamide