Phakic posterior chamber intraocular lens pupillary block.
A 49-year-old woman developed bilateral pupillary block after implantation of a phakic posterior chamber intraocular lens despite patent-appearing but nonfunctional peripheral iridotomies. This case serves as a basis to identify clinical signs that distinguish this diagnosis from other causes of elevated intraocular pressure and types of pupillary block.
Bylsma
Stephen S
SS
Department of Ophthalmology, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA. sigste@aol.com
Zalta
Alan H
AH
Foley
Eugene
E
Osher
Robert H
RH
D019091:Critical Pathways; D005260:Female; D015812:Glaucoma, Angle-Closure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D032801:Iridectomy; D007499:Iris Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000502:physiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014792:Visual Acuity