[Urrets-Zavalia syndrome and glaucomatous cataract. Etiopathogenic and nosologic discussion]

After penetrating keratoplasties for different congenital or acquired corneal diseases, the presence of characteristic cataracta glaucomatosa lens opacities was noted in 9 cases of fixed, dilated pupil iris atrophy of Urrets-Zavalia. This association--rarely mentioned in the literature--is an opportunity to study again the different physiopathological theories on this syndrome (pupillary block by mydriasis with hypertony, upsetting of iris neurovegetative balance, particular sensitivity of ocular tissues to the surgical aggression in keratoconus), to analyze their arguments, and the preventive measures that proceed from them. The almost complete extinction of this type of complication of the corneal graft surgery, since the routine use of these preventive measures, proves the multifactorial origin of this syndrome.