title: Acute postoperative glaucoma after nonocular surgery remains a diagnostic challenge.
abstract: Anesthesia may acutely reveal angle-closure glaucoma. This complication is an ophthalmologic emergency. However, symptoms of acute glaucoma may be overlooked or misinterpreted in a sedated or comatose patient, and this may result in delayed treatment. Immediate diagnosis and appropriate treatment should be done to prevent visual loss.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France. claude.lentschener@cch.ap-hop-paris.fr
authors.forename: Claude
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lentschener
authors.forename: Abdelmalek
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghimouz
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bonnichon
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Parc
authors.forename: Yves
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ozier
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D015812:Glaucoma, Angle-Closure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013965:Thyroidectomy