Self-limiting Acute Closed-angle Glaucoma with Segmental Iris Shortening.

TBE purpose of this communication is to record a series of cases of acute closed-angle glaucoma which appear to have resolved permanently without operation because of shortening of a segment of the iris. This shortening of a segment of the iris has been great enough, we believe, in these cases to eliminate relative "pupillary block" and therefore iris bombe; enough residual angle has then opened, especially inferiorly, to allow adequate drainage of aqueous humour. Such a mode of resolution of acute closedangle glaucoma seems to be more common than was considered when its occurrence was mentioned previously (Phillips, 1956). The Figure shows a typical example.