Abstract

PEREZ GONZALEZ, Henry; GARCIA CONCHA, Yanet; MORENO DOMINGUEZ, José Carlos  and  GOMEZ MARTINEZ, Nayaris. Surgical options for the primary angle closure in a plateau iris case. Rev Cubana Oftalmol [online]. 2016, vol.29, n.1, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1561-3070.

Different therapeutic options for the primary angle closure glaucoma by plateau iris were described in two clinical cases. The first one was a female patient with a a history of plateau iris and peripheral iridectomy. Elevation of intraocular pressure and progression to glaucoma was confirmed, so it was decided to perform trabeculectomy in both eyes and the result was satisfactory. The second case was a male patient with history of health problems, who suffered with eye disturbances. After ophthalmological exam, a primary angle closure glaucoma caused by plateau iris was confirmed with marked eye hypertension and associated crystalline lens opacity. Trabeculectomy of right eye and lens extraction in both eyes was applied. Choroidal detachment and macular edema were the postoperative complications, but the medical treatment managed to solve this situation. After the lens extraction, trabeculectomy in the right eye failed and today it is compensated with medical treatment. The right therapeutic choice should take into consideration the physiopathologic factors and the form of presentation.

Keywords : glaucoma angle closure; filtration surgery; cataract extraction; glaucoma; phacoemulsification; ocular hypertension.

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