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Erick D Bothun1, Sylvia L Groth, Sharon F Freedman
1Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Neurosciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55454, USA. bothu003@umn.edu
Abstract:
Angle surgery is often performed for pediatric glaucomas. Here we report visually significant hyphema and "spill-over" vitreous hemorrhage after trabeculotomy performed for aphakic glaucoma. Vitrectomy was necessary to remove the persistent vitreous blood in 2 of the 3 cases. We suspect this risk may be greater in aphakic eyes and propose measures to minimize this potentially amblyogenic complication.
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