Late recurrent iris synechia following laser goniopuncture for deep sclerectomy enhancement: case report

Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia

Christiana Rebello Hilgert¹  Guilherme Luz Hilgert¹  Vinicius Andrighetto Hardoim¹  Carlos Akira Omi¹ 

关键词: Glaucoma;    Laser therapy;    Filtering;    surgery;    Iris diseasesl;    Sclerostomy;    Intraocular pressure;    Case report;    Humans;    Female;    Middle aged;    Glaucoma;    Terapia a laser;    Cirurgia filtrante;    Doenças da íris;    Esclerotomia;    Pressão intraocular;    Relatos de casos;    Humanos;    Feminino;    Meia-idade;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-27492012000600014

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

We report a case of recurrent iris synechiae one year after Nd:YAG laser goniopuncture for deep sclerectomy enhancement in the only functional eye of a patient with end-stage glaucoma. The possible pathophysiology of this uncommon complication and laser treatment aspects are discussed.

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