title: Spontaneous recovery in phacolytic glaucoma.
abstract: We report a case of phacolytic glaucoma in which spontaneous absorption of the hypermature lens allowed a patient who refused surgery to recover a normal pressure and satisfactory visual acuity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sart Tilman, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium.
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Blaise
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Duchesne
authors.forename: Serge
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guillaume
authors.forename: Albert
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Galand
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002386:Cataract / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000503:physiopathology*; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D014065:Tonometry, Ocular; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents