A Case of Ocular Hypotony Following Filtering Operation for Chronic Open Angle Glaucoma.
- Author:
Kyung Woo KIM
1
;
Wan Hun KOO
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Maryknoll General Hospital, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Adult;
Glaucoma, Open-Angle*;
Headache;
Humans;
Male;
Ocular Hypotension*
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1980;21(3):251-253
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The authors have experienced a case of long standing ocular hypotony following filtering operation (sclero-iridectomy) for chronic open angle glaucoma. The patient was 29 years old male who visited our hospital becouse of visual disturbance, haloes vision and mild headache on left eye. We described some of the characteristic clinical findings of ocular hypotony with brief review of the related literatures.
