title: [Inflammatory glaucomas].
abstract: The prevalence of glaucoma in patients with intra- or extraocular inflammation is five to twenty percent. The etiopathogenesis is manifold, including classical secondary open and closed angle mechanisms as well as specific inflammatory elements. Diagnosis and follow-up studies of inflammatory glaucomas are often difficult. The therapeutic options are limited or are poorly evaluated. The development of a secondary glaucoma is a severe complication of intra- or extraocular inflammation and may even lead to blindness. Further investigations, especially with regard to the treatment of inflammatory glaucomas, are necessary to improve the prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Augenheilkunde I -- Erkrankungen des vorderen und hinteren Augenabschnittes, Universitätsaugenklinik Tübingen. matthias.grueb@med.uni-tuebingen.de
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grüb
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Deuter
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zierhut
mesh_terms: D005901:Glaucoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D011379:Prognosis; D015423:Scleritis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014605:Uveitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*