Transient lenticular opacification following trabeculectomy.
Permanent lens changes may occur following filtering procedures for glaucoma, most often within a few years after the surgery. We present a case in which transient lenticular opacification occurred two days after trabeculectomy without intraoperative injury to the lens. The patient regained her preoperative vision 2 weeks postoperatively. We postulate that such reversible lenticular opacities may be due to changes in lens metabolism associated with hypotony.
Pillai
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D.C. General Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
Mahmood
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Limaye
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D000293:Adolescent; D001082:Aqueous Humor / Q000378:metabolism; D002386:Cataract / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000378:metabolism; D014130:Trabeculectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*