PURPOSE: To describe a complication resulting from the implantation of a posterior chamber intraocular lens in a phakic eye. DESIGN: Interventional case report. METHODS: We examined a 37-year-old woman with severe myopia who had implantation of a phakic posterior chamber intraocular lens. RESULTS: The patient developed pigmentary glaucoma with refractory increase in intraocular pressure, despitemedical therapy and intraocular lens removal. Trabeculectomy was required to reduce the pressure. CONCLUSION: This case demonstrates that pigmentary glaucoma secondary to implantation of a phakic posterior chamber intraocular lens can lead to filtering surgery to decrease intraocular pressure.
PURPOSE: To describe a complication resulting from the implantation of a posterior chamber intraocular lens in a phakic eye. DESIGN: Interventional case report. METHODS: We examined a 37-year-old woman with severe myopia who had implantation of a phakic posterior chamber intraocular lens. RESULTS: The patient developed pigmentary glaucoma with refractory increase in intraocular pressure, despitemedical therapy and intraocular lens removal. Trabeculectomy was required to reduce the pressure. CONCLUSION: This case demonstrates that pigmentary glaucoma secondary to implantation of a phakic posterior chamber intraocular lens can lead to filtering surgery to decrease intraocular pressure.
Authors: Daniel K Roberts; Ana S Lukic; Yongyi Yang; Sayoko E Moroi; Jacob T Wilensky; Miles N Wernick Journal: Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Date: 2009 Mar-Apr
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