Cyclitic glaucoma.
A series of patients is presented showing the widely variable clinical behaviour of different groups of patients who share the common features of cyclitic glaucoma. These cyclitic glaucomas may be classified: 1. Glaucomatocyclitic crises: unilateral or bilateral. This condition presents acutely, almost always in males with a strong tendency to spontaneous resolution but a liability to subsequent recurrence. Some cases are slow to resolve and may recur frequently. 2. Heterochromic cyclitis: glaucoma infrequently complicates heterochromic cyclitis and then with only a mild rise in intraocular pressure (IOP). 3. Chronic cyclitis: unilateral or bilateral. This is more common in females often presenting with a high rise in IOP which may be difficult to control medically. An insidious form of chronic cyclitis occurs in middle-aged, blue-eyed females, often with sarcoid, and is likely to progress to profound visual loss if unrecognised.
Glaucoma Investigation and Research Unit, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, East Melbourne, Victoria.
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AM
Brooks
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Grant
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Young
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Newton
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Gillies
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002924:Ciliary Body / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014605:Uveitis / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis