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Secondary open-angle glaucoma following YAG-laser vitreolysis
Ewout de Vries1, Chenar Faraj2, Feike Gerbrandy3
1Ophthalmology, Amsterdam UMC Locatie AMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands ewoutwilcodevries@hotmail.com.
Abstract:
We report a case of a man in his 50s who developed open-angle glaucoma following neodymium-doped yttrium aluminium garnet (YAG) laser vitreolysis. Despite attempts to control the pressure with topical medication and selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT), surgical intervention using a Baerveldt glaucoma valve (BGV) was needed after which the intraocular pressure was controlled successfully. This rare but serious complication highlights the fact that in certain cases long-term monitoring of intraocular pressure is necessary following laser vitreolysis.
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