title: [Surgical indications in nanophthalmos].
abstract: Nanophthalmos is a rare clinical condition that may lead to serious sight-threatening complications. Knowledge of the physiopathology of nanophthalmos is very useful to understanding the relationships between the different pressures within the eye. With aging, nanophthalmos leads to chronic angle-closure glaucoma that is very difficult to manage, since very severe complications may occur. In this paper, we review the clinical signs, physiopathology, and treatment of nanophthalmos.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Ophtalmologie, CHU de Dijon, Dijon Cedex, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bron
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D015812:Glaucoma, Angle-Closure / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008850:Microphthalmos / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*