Spontaneous onset of ciliary block glaucoma in acute hydrops in Down's syndrome.
A flat anterior chamber and raised intraocular pressure are unusual complications of acute hydrops. We report a case in which a patient with Down's Syndrome developed a flat anterior chamber, together with raised intraocular pressure, several weeks after the onset of acute hydrops.
McClellan
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University of Sydney, Australia.
Billson
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000867:Anterior Chamber / Q000473:pathology; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D004487:Edema / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014821:Vitrectomy