title: Malignant glaucoma as a complication of Nd:YAG laser posterior capsulotomy.
abstract: A 79-year-old woman with pseudophakia who underwent Nd:YAG posterior capsulotomy for posterior capsular opacification in her right eye had increased intraocular pressure associated with a flat anterior chamber. Full-thickness patent iridotomy performed with an Nd:YAG laser did not reduce the intraocular pressure. B-scan ultrasonography showed aqueous pockets in the vitreous, leading to a diagnosis of malignant glaucoma. Medical and surgical therapy normalized the intraocular pressure and resolved the symptoms of malignant glaucoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Government Medical College Hospital, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Sudesh Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Arya
authors.lastname: Sonika
authors.forename: Suman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kochhar
authors.forename: Suresh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Meena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Sunandan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sood
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D032801:Iridectomy; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D019591:Pseudophakia / Q000150:complications; D014463:Ultrasonography