Pigmentary open-angle glaucoma secondary to posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation and erosion of the iris pigment epithelium.
This report describes two patients who developed a secondary form of pigmentary open-angle glaucoma after implantation of a posterior chamber intraocular lens. The glaucoma was associated with considerable erosion of the iris pigment epithelium and a charcoal-black pigmentation of the trabecular meshwork. One case responded to argon laser trabeculoplasty and the other case did not. Possible causes of this syndrome are discussed.
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007498:Iris / Q000473:pathology; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010857:Pigment Epithelium of Eye / Q000473:pathology; D014129:Trabecular Meshwork / Q000473:pathology