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Secondary angle closure in association with Pseudoexfoliation of the lens capsule
Author(s) -
Franks Wendy A.,
Miller Michael H.,
Hitchings Roger A.,
Jeffrey Michael N.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1990.tb01938.x
Subject(s) - pseudoexfoliation , lens capsule , medicine , lens (geology) , ophthalmology , capsule , pseudoexfoliation syndrome , pilocarpine , intraocular lens , anatomy , glaucoma , optics , biology , physics , botany , psychiatry , epilepsy
Two cases of Pseudoexfoliation of the lens capsule are presented in which unilateral shallowing of the anterior chamber caused an acute rise in intraocular pressure. Both patients were elderly women. In one case anterior chamber shallowing was precipitated by administration of pilocarpine and the second followed central retinal vein occlusion. We suggest that Pseudoexfoliation of the lens capsule weakened the zonule allowing forward shift to the lens and secondary angle closure.