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Ultrasound Cyclo Plasty in Eyes with Glaucoma
Published on: January 26, 2018
Phacolytic glaucoma: A nearly forgotten entity
Deepika Dhingra1, Suman Grover1, Gargi Kapatia2
1Advanced Eye Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Purpose:
To report a case of phacolytic glaucoma with rupture of anterior lens capsule in a case of hypermature cataract.
Methods:
Case report and literature review.
Results:
An 80-year-old woman presented with cloudiness and pain in the left eye for 1 day. The patient had visual acuity limited to perception of light with raised intraocular pressure of 70 mm Hg. Careful slit-lamp evaluation revealed corneal epithelial edema in superior quadrant and a deep and turbid anterior chamber. Ultrasound biomicroscopy confirmed the presence of a deep anterior chamber, a hypermature cataractous nucleus with lax capsular bag, and ruptured anterior lens capsule. The patient underwent extracapsular cataract extraction. Cytological examination of the lenticular fluid revealed the presence of lens protein-laden macrophages. Post-operatively, the patient had best-corrected visual acuity of 6/60 with advanced glaucomatous optic neuropathy.
Conclusion:
Phacolytic glaucoma can present with a cloudy cornea and a turbid anterior chamber mimicking endophthalmitis. Careful examination and ancillary investigations including ultrasound biomicroscopy was helpful in making an accurate diagnosis.
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