SECONDARY GLAUCOMA.

[Secondary glaucoma].

Our study of 1,254 patients with uveitis disclosed that nearly 10% had glaucoma as an additional visionrobbing feature of their disease, adding yet another dimension to the difficulties already posed by the inflammatory insult to the macula. Our data were similar to prior reports of the prevalence of glaucoma associated with selected specific uveitic entities.2-12 The prevalence has been especi...

Secondary glaucoma in retinoblastoma

Objective To investigate the causes of secondary glaucoma in retinoblastoma (RB) and underscore the significance of glaucoma as a presenting sign of RB. Methods A 7-month-old boy, initially diagnosed with congenital glaucoma in the left eye (OS), revealed an intraocular RB on further work-up. The eye was eventually enucleated and histopathology showed iris neovascularization (NVI) and a large s...

Refractory secondary glaucoma-clinical case

RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVE The major objective of treatment in glaucomatous disease is the decrease of intraocular pressure while maintaining the patient's vision and quality of life. Despite therapeutic possibilities, some cases of glaucoma remain refractory to treatment with the maintenance of elevated intraocular pressure and further progression of the disease.Artificial drainage systems, Ahmed...

Angle recession and secondary glaucoma.

In a previous article (Mooney, I972), the incidence and extent of angle tears was reported in a series of 53 cases of traumatic hyphaema examined within 3 years of the date of injury, and it was suggested that those cases with angle tears involving I8o° or more of the anterior chamber angle should have annual tonometry in order to detect the development of glaucoma in the injured eye at as earl...

Drug-Induced Glaucoma (Glaucoma Secondary to Systemic Medications)