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Ameenat Lola Solebo¹, Shervin Ahmadi-Lari, Petros Petrou

¹St. Bartholomew's and Royal London Hospitals, London, United Kingdom. lolawhoshe@yahoo.co.uk

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This report details a rare case of bilateral angle-closure glaucoma. It developed secondary to posterior scleritis and ciliochoroidal detachment after cataract surgery.

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Area of Science:

Ophthalmology
Glaucoma Research
Scleritis Studies

Background:

Cataract surgery, specifically phacoemulsification, is a common procedure.
Angle-closure glaucoma is a serious ocular condition.
Posterior scleritis and ciliochoroidal detachment are less common but significant ocular inflammatory conditions.

Observation:

A case of bilateral angle-closure glaucoma is presented.
The glaucoma was secondary to bilateral posterior scleritis.
This occurred following sequential phacoemulsification cataract extraction.

Findings:

This is the first reported instance of angle-closure glaucoma secondary to posterior scleritis with ciliochoroidal detachment after cataract surgery.
The complication highlights a potential, albeit rare, risk associated with phacoemulsification.

Implications:

Ophthalmologists should be aware of this potential complication after cataract surgery.
Further investigation may be warranted to understand the mechanism linking these conditions.
This case may inform surgical techniques and patient monitoring protocols.