title: Bilateral angle closure glaucoma following general anaesthesia.
abstract: Angle closure glaucoma is one of the ophthalmic emergencies and treatment has to be given at the earliest. It is a rare complication of general anesthesia. A female patient underwent Hysterectomy under general anesthesia. Following this, patient developed bilateral angle closure glaucoma. This patient was treated with antiglaucoma medications followed by YAG laser iridotomy and patient regained vision.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Glaucoma Institute, Saint Joseph Hospital, Paris, France.
authors.forename: K Mohan
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Raj
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Glaucoma Institute, Saint Joseph Hospital, Paris, France.
authors.forename: P Arun Subhash
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Glaucoma Institute, Saint Joseph Hospital, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Vikram Chella
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Kumar
keywords: Acute angle closure glaucoma; YAG iridotomy; atropine; circum ciliary congestion; general anaesthesia