Lens particle glaucoma occurring 15 years after cataract surgery.
10.3341/kjo.2001.15.2.137
- Author:
Changwon KEE
1
;
Sunjoo LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Samsung Medical Center, School of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
cataract surgery;
intraocular pressure;
lens particle glaucoma
- MeSH:
Aqueous Humor/*cytology;
Case Report;
Cataract Extraction/*adverse effects;
Glaucoma/*etiology/*pathology;
Human;
Lens, Crystalline/*pathology;
Macrophages/pathology;
Male;
Middle Age
- From:Korean Journal of Ophthalmology
2001;15(2):137-139
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A 60-year-old man visited our clinic with a sudden blurred vision and ocular pain in his right eye occurring 15 years after cataract surgery. The intraocular pressure (IOP) was 55 mmHg in the right eye and gonioscopy revealed a wide open angle with white cortical lens material in the inferior angle. Since the IOP was unable to be controlled with medical therapy, removal of the lens material was performed by irrigation and aspiration. Following surgery, the IOP was decreased to 18 mmHg without medication and the patient's vision recovered to 20/20. The pathology of the aqueous humor showed macrophages with engulfed lens particles.
