Transactions. Section on Ophthalmology. American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology
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Trans Sect Ophthalmol Am Acad Ophthalmol Otolaryngol · Mar 1976
Angel-closure glaucoma following scleral buckling operations.
We have observed 22 patients with angle-closure glaucoma following scleral buckling operations. These patients did not have narrow anterior chamber angles preoperatively, and several were aphakix with surgical iris colobomas. ⋯ A likely pathogenic mechanism is congestion and swelling of the ciliary body due to a temporary interference by the scleral buckle with venous drainage. Episcleral implants accounted for a statistically significant higher incidence of angle-closure glaucoma as compared to intrascleral implants.