Acute glaucoma--1941.
OBJECTIVE
To describe the treatment of acute glaucoma before the technological and pharmacological advances that followed World War 2.


METHODS
A narrative of personal experience is presented.


CONCLUSIONS
In 1941, acute congestive glaucoma received heroic treatment - strong miotics, blood-letting by leeches, purging with mercury. If satisfactory response did not occur within four hours, a broad iridectomy was performed on the hard, congested eye. Affected eyes commonly remained blind or with severely reduced vision.
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000818:Animals; D001315:Australia; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007865:Leeches; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000639:trends