Related Experiment Videos
[Persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous--a case report of adult onset acute angle-closure glaucoma]
1Department of Ophthalmology, Niigata University School of Medicine, 1-757 Asahi-machi, Niigata 951-8510, Japan.
Background:
We report a patient with persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous(PHPV) who presented with acute angle-closure glaucoma in his adult life.
Case:
A 30-year-old man had an attack of acute angle-closure glaucoma associated with retrolenticular fibrous tissue, atrophic retina, and elongated cilliary process in his right eye.
Result:
Ultrasound biomicroscopy(UBM) study showed iris bowing, shallow anterior chamber, and elongated cilliary body which were being pulled by the retrolenticular mass. The posterior chamber was normal.
Conclusion:
Although the mechanisms of secondary angle-closure glaucoma in PHPV are complicated, we suspected pupillary block resulting from constriction by the retrolenticular mass in this case.