[Treatment of persistent intraocular hypertension after attack of acute angle-closure glaucoma]

Persistent intraocular hypertension followed attack of acute angle-closure glaucoma in 87 eyes of 71 patients. After 1-12 days, averaging 2.1 days, they were treated with sublamellar sclerotomy for initial drainage of aqueous, and then sclerectomy and trabeculectomy were performed for longterm hypotensive effect. No intra- or post-operative serious complications occurred and the anterior chamber reformed within 48 hours, while in all 20 controls the filling of anterior chamber was delayed. This modality of treatment had the advantage of combining immediate relief of critical IOP with permanent aqueous filtration.