Ocular snow storm: an unusual presentation of phacolytic glaucoma

PG is characterised by an acute rise in intraocular pressure (IOP) with advanced cataracts. 1 2 The pathogenesis is microleakage of high-molecular-weight lens proteins through an intact anterior lens capsule causing an inflammatory response and blockage of trabecular meshwork by protein-laden macrop...

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Published in:BMJ case reports 2012-07, Vol.2012
Main Author: Khandelwal, Rekha
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Asia
Cataracts
Crystallins - metabolism
Eye Pain - etiology
Glaucoma
Glaucoma, Open-Angle - pathology
Glaucoma, Open-Angle - physiopathology
Glaucoma, Open-Angle - surgery
Humans
Images In
Indian Sub-Continent
Intraocular Pressure
Lens Diseases - pathology
Lens Diseases - physiopathology
Lens Diseases - surgery
Lens Implantation, Intraocular - methods
Lens, Crystalline - pathology
Male
Phacoemulsification
Trabecular Meshwork - pathology
Treatment Outcome
Visual Acuity
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Summary:PG is characterised by an acute rise in intraocular pressure (IOP) with advanced cataracts. 1 2 The pathogenesis is microleakage of high-molecular-weight lens proteins through an intact anterior lens capsule causing an inflammatory response and blockage of trabecular meshwork by protein-laden macrophages and inflammatory debris. 3 These patients are treated with simple cataract extraction and implantation of intraocular lens with guarded visual prognosis.
ISSN:1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr-2012-006330