Pseudophakic and aphakic pupillary block.
Fifteen eyes of 14 patients who underwent cataract extraction surgery with or without lens implantation developed pupillary block. Six lenses were of the anterior-chamber type, two of the posterior-chamber, and four of the iris-clip Binkhorst type; three were simple aphakic eyes. Ocular hypertension was present in 12 eyes; while in three eyes, the pupillary block was detected by biomicroscopic examination. In order to relieve the block, we performed one of the following three procedures: laser (yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG), argon, or krypton) iridotomy, YAG laser photodisruption of the anterior vitreous face, or pars plana vitrectomy.
Weinberger
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Dept. of Ophthalmology, Beilinson Medical Center, Petah Tiqva, Israel.
Lusky
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Debbi
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Ben-Sira
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007498:Iris / Q000601:surgery; D007499:Iris Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D053685:Laser Therapy; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012086:Reoperation