Open AccessGlaucoma After Surgery
Author(s) -
Ayça Yılmaz
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
türk oftalmoloji dergisi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.654
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 2147-2661
pISSN - 1300-0659
DOI - 10.4274/tjo.42.s2
Subject(s) - glaucoma , glaucoma surgery , surgery , medicine , ophthalmology
Transient acute elevations of intraocular pressure occur following many ocular surgical and laser procedures. These intraocular pressure spikes,\udalthough well-tolerated in healthy eyes, may cause progression of nerve fiber damage and visual field defects in eyes with glaucoma and may\udlead to serious complications such as anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, and retinal artery occlusion may occur in eyes with sclerotic vessels. In\udthis review, transient acute intraocular pressure elevations seen early after ocular surgeries, except for glaucoma surgery and laser procedures, are\udbeing evaluated. (Turk J Ophthalmol 2012; 42: Supplement 8-11