ISSN:
1573-2630
Keywords:
acute angle-closure glaucoma
;
clinical sign
;
hypopyon
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract The appearance of a hypopyon is an extremely uncommon finding in acute angle-closure glaucoma and only a few cases have been previously reported in the literature. We report a fifty-year-old female who, following a recent bereavement, presented with classical features of acute angle-closure glaucoma and a hypopyon. The eye developed a glaukomflecken and the patient underwent trabeculectomy, extracapsular cataract extraction and intraocular lens implantation with good post-operative results. Because hypopyon in acute angle-closure glaucoma is rare and may cause diagnostic confusion and hence therapeutic difficulties, this case is described to highlight this unusual clinical sign.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00942925
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