title: Laser iridoplasty in the treatment of severe acute angle closure glaucoma.
abstract: Twenty eyes of 19 patients presenting with acute angle closure glaucoma (AACG) which failed to respond to medical treatment were treated with laser iridoplasty. In all 20 eyes, laser peripheral iridectomy (PI) was prevented by a hazy cornea. In all cases, iridoplasty resulted in a rapid and significant reduction in intraocular pressure. Laser iridoplasty appears to have a useful role in the management of medically unresponsive AACG, particularly in those cases where laser peripheral iridotomy (PI) has failed or is not possible to perform.
authors.affiliation: National University Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chew
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Seah
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Min
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yee
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Chua
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Heng
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jap
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Weitzman
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015812:Glaucoma, Angle-Closure / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D007498:Iris / Q000601:surgery*; D053685:Laser Therapy; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014792:Visual Acuity