Malignant glaucoma following 
trabeculectomy – case study

Iwo­na Przy­byl­ska­-Ry­bczy­ńska; An­na Kło­sow­ska­-Z­awa­dka; Han­na Pe­cold­-Stę­pnie­wska

eISSN: 2719-3209
ISSN: 0023-2157

Klinika Oczna / Acta Ophthalmologica Polonica Supplement

Current supplement Archive Acta Ophthalmologica Polonica

1-2/2004
vol. 106

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Malignant glaucoma following trabeculectomy – case study

Iwona Przybylska-Rybczyńska

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,

Anna Kłosowska-Zawadka

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,

Hanna Pecold-Stępniewska

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Katedra i Klinika Okulistyki Akademii Medycznej w Poznaniu

KLINIKA OCZNA 2004, Supl. 1-2: S261–S262

Online publish date: 2022/12/30

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Purpose
Presentation of two cases of malignant glaucoma following filtration surgery.

Material and methods
Two patients with primary angle closure glaucoma has been treated with trabeculectomy. Flat anterior chamber, elevated IOP and the presence of patent irydectomy has been diagnosed 1 and 5 weeks after operation respectively. First patient in spite of peripheral irydectomy, medication and pars plana vitrectomy had high IOP and flat anterior chamber and has lost her sight. Second patient has improved after pharmacological treatment.

Conclusions
Malignant glaucoma is a rare, but very serious complication after trabeculectomy. A very close and regular postoperative examination is necessary for a quick pharmacological or operative intervention

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Malignant glaucoma following trabeculectomy – case study

Iwo­na Przy­byl­ska­-Ry­bczy­ńska 1 , An­na Kło­sow­ska­-Z­awa­dka 1 , Han­na Pe­cold­-Stę­pnie­wska 1

malignant glaucoma, trabeculectomy

Iwona Przybylska-Rybczyńska

¹

,

Anna Kłosowska-Zawadka

¹

,

Hanna Pecold-Stępniewska

¹