CONTUSIVE ANGLE RECESSION IN PHACOLYTIC GLAUCOMA,

Abstract

Heretofore, phacolytic glaucoma has been thought to occur almost exclusively as a complication of senile hypermature cataracts unassociated with other intraocular disease. The present study shows that in nearly 25% of the cases there is definite evidence of angle recession characteristic of old contusion. Trauma may play a significant pathogenetic role in phacolytic glaucoma in several ways. While prompt cataract extraction may be curative in many cases of phacolytic glaucoma, unsatisfactory results may be obtained if there has been considerable subclinical damage to the retina and optic nerve prior to the onset of phacolytic glaucoma. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 25, 1965
Accession Number
AD0627268

Entities

People

  • Lorenz E. Zimmerman
  • Morton E. Smith

Organizations

  • Armed Forces Institute of Pathology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cataracts
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Extraction
  • Eye Diseases
  • Glaucoma
  • Optic Nerve
  • Wounds And Injuries

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