Malignant Glaucoma
Elderly man awakes with acute monocular vision loss
An 87-year-old Russian man presented for routine postoperative retina follow-up 1 month after exchange of a dislocated IOL in the left eye. He mentioned he awoke with painless vision loss in the better-seeing right eye.
Patients with malignant glaucoma respond better to surgical treatment than medical therapy
NEW ORLEANS — Patients with malignant glaucoma, or aqueous misdirection, who received surgical management were more likely to have better visual outcomes, according to a speaker at the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.
Woman presents with high IOP and shallow anterior chamber
An 81-year-old woman presented to New England Eye Center for a scheduled glaucoma follow-up. She reported blurry vision and pain in her right eye and ongoing chronic itching in both eyes. She denied headache, nausea or vomiting.
Patient reports deteriorating vision after cataract surgery
A 63-year-old female presented to the clinic for evaluation of reduced vision. She had undergone uneventful cataract surgery during which a +25-D three-piece acrylic intraocular lens was placed in each eye at our facility approximately 3 months previous. The refractive target for both eyes was emmetropia. As the patient did not live locally, her postoperative care was provided by her referring optometrist.