Surgical reconstruction for angle-closure glaucoma due to a flat anterior chamber following trabeculectomy.
In cases in which filtration surgery such as trabeculectomy is necessary, a flat anterior chamber postoperatively due to overfiltration may cause severe problems in the control of intraocular pressure. Once a broad synechia has formed between the iris and the corneal endothelium, this type of refractory, surgically induced angle closure can be difficult to manage. This article details a case of refractory angle-closure glaucoma secondary to a flat anterior chamber following trabeculectomy. Multiple surgical treatments were performed to control intraocular pressure and to reconstruct the anterior segment of the eye.
Tanihara
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Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
Inatani
M
M
Kobori
A
A
Honda
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Y
D000867:Anterior Chamber / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D015812:Glaucoma, Angle-Closure / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008875:Middle Aged; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000379:methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods; D014130:Trabeculectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014821:Vitrectomy / Q000379:methods*