title: Blindness from acute angle-closure glaucoma after blepharoplasty.
abstract: An elderly man had acute angle-closure glaucoma soon after undergoing bilateral lower eyelid blepharoplasty that resulted in complete loss of vision in one eye. Glaucoma is a rare complication of blepharoplasty surgery; only two previous cases have been reported to our knowledge. Risk factors for the development of glaucoma in the setting of blepharoplasty are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Queen Margaret Hospital, Whitefield Road, Dunfermline, Fife KY12 0SU, Scotland, United Kingdom. nicholaswride@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: Nicholas K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Wride
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sanders
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019882:Blepharoplasty / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology*; D015812:Glaucoma, Angle-Closure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents