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Semiconductor diode laser transscleral cyclophotocoagulation in a patient with glaucoma secondary to metastatic tumor
S M El-Harazi1, J Kellaway, R M Feldman
1Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, USA.
Journal of Glaucoma
|October 24, 1998
Abstract
Purpose:
Management of a case of glaucoma secondary to an iris metastasis is reported.
Results:
A 31-year-old woman developed glaucoma secondary to a metastatic tumor to the iris. Anti-glaucoma medication failed to control the increase in intraocular pressure (IOP). However, diode laser cyclophotocoagulation controlled the IOP.
Conclusion:
Glaucoma secondary to an iris metastasis is difficult to manage. Diode laser cyclophotocoagulation is effective in controlling the increase in IOP without affecting visual acuity.