TY - JOUR
T1 - Glaucoma after pars plana vitrectomy
AU - Wilensky, J. T.
AU - Goldberg, M. F.
AU - Alward, P.
PY - 1977/1/1
Y1 - 1977/1/1
N2 - Elevation of intraocular pressure is a relatively common complication after pars plana vitrectomy. Seven cases illustrate the diverse causes of the pressure rise that may be seen in these patients. Blood in the anterior chamber, retained lens material, inflammatory debris, topical corticosteroid administration, rubeosis iridis, and preexisting, chronic open angle glaucoma have all been implicated, singly or in combination, in the elevation of intraocular pressure that occurs after pars plana vitrectomy. Diabetic patients are particularly susceptible to the simultaneous occurrence of more than one of these factors.
AB - Elevation of intraocular pressure is a relatively common complication after pars plana vitrectomy. Seven cases illustrate the diverse causes of the pressure rise that may be seen in these patients. Blood in the anterior chamber, retained lens material, inflammatory debris, topical corticosteroid administration, rubeosis iridis, and preexisting, chronic open angle glaucoma have all been implicated, singly or in combination, in the elevation of intraocular pressure that occurs after pars plana vitrectomy. Diabetic patients are particularly susceptible to the simultaneous occurrence of more than one of these factors.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 898465
AN - SCOPUS:0347076476
VL - 83
SP - OP114-121
JO - Transactions of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology
JF - Transactions of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology
SN - 0002-7154
IS - 1
ER -