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Glaucoma following Infant Lensectomy: 2021 Update
David S Walton1, Helen H Yeung1
1Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
Purpose:
To review information pertaining to glaucoma following infant lensectomy surgery and to provide evidence to support the responsible mechanism of this condition.
Methods And Results:
Described risk factors and proposed mechanisms for infantile aphakic glaucoma were assessed. The clinical evidence observed in affected glaucoma patients was analyzed, and evidence of postoperative anterior chamber fibrosis was reviewed and interpreted.
Conclusion:
The review and assessment of laboratory and clinical evidence support the proposal that infantile aphakic glaucoma is caused, in part, by postoperative anterior chamber fibroization related to lens cell dispersion and active epithelial-mesenchymal transition with resultant filtration angle tissue injury and loss of function.
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