[Diode laser in "Malignant Glaucoma" treatment].
Malignant glaucoma remains one of the most dramatic complications of ocular surgery. It can occur after glaucoma surgery but also after iridotomy, capsulotomy, or cataract extraction. However, the mechanisms remain unclear.


OBJECTIVE
to evaluate diode laser cyclodestruction as a complementary treatment in refractory malignant glaucoma.


METHODS
Seven women with malignant glaucoma with onset several months before (mean, 43 months; range, 12-96 months), in whom shallow anterior chamber and high IOP (25 mmHg +/- 5.5 treated with 2.86 +/- 0.9 topical and systemic medications) persisted despite prior surgical treatment (mean, 2; range, 1-5). Controlateral eyes had hyperopia (mean, +3.7 D, range, +1 to +6), five had shallow anterior chamber and high IOP. UBM detected plateau iris in four women.


METHODS
Seven eyes with malignant glaucoma and three controlateral eyes underwent cyclodestruction with diode laser (Viridis Twin Quantel Medical, laser, 810 nm), 22 burns around 270 degrees , 2 mm from the limbus for glaucomatous eyes and 15 inferior burns for controlateral eyes.


RESULTS
Resolution of malignant glaucoma, with lower pressure (mean, 35%; range, 10%-70%), lower levels of medications (64%), final IOP at 13.2 mmHg (+/- 4.7), and deepening anterior chamber was achieved in all cases (mean follow-up, 18 months; range, 12-22). Cycloplegic topical treatment was stopped in 70% of cases.


CONCLUSIONS
Diode laser cyclodestruction can help to resolve refractory malignant glaucoma. Larger UBM studies could help us to better understand the mechanisms of malignant glaucoma.
Bresson Dumont
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Clinique Sourdille, 8 rue Camille Flammarion, 44000 Nantes. hbressondumont@free.fr
Ballereau
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Lehoux
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Santiago
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies