scholarly journals Recurrent Uveal Effusion after Laser Iridotomy

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroshi Sakai ◽  
Michiko Yonahara ◽  
Miyako Sakai

A 59-year-old woman was seen by an ophthalmologist for blurred vision, ocular pain, headache, and nausea. She was diagnosed with acute primary angle closure (APAC) and successfully treated with medications. Using ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM), engorged episcleral vein was observed and small uveal effusion was diagnosed after laser peripheral iridotomy (LPI). The uveal effusion disappeared and was again diagnosed by UBM together with anterior segment inflammation with ocular pain. Iritis caused by LPI after APAC might be a cause of uveal effusion in this specific case.

2016 ◽  
Vol 166 ◽  
pp. 133-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sasan Moghimi ◽  
Rebecca Chen ◽  
Mohammadkarim Johari ◽  
Faezeh Bijani ◽  
Massood Mohammadi ◽  
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2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sung-Cheol Yun ◽  
Ji Wook Hong ◽  
Kyung Rim Sung ◽  
Jin Young Lee

Purpose. To investigate the effect of laser peripheral iridotomy (LPI) in subgroups of primary angle closure based on iris insertion configuration.Methods. Anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) images were obtained before and two weeks after LPI. Qualitative classification of angle closure eyes according to iris insertion (basal insertion group (BG) and nonbasal insertion group (NBG)) was performed. Anterior chamber depth (ACD), lens vault (LV), iris curvature, iris area, iris thickness (IT750), and angle opening distance (AOD750) 750 microns from scleral spur were calculated. Uni- and multivariate regression analysis was carried out to evaluate factors associated with AOD750before and after LPI.Results. Ninety-two eyes of 92 subjects were categorized as NBG (39 eyes) or BG (53 eyes). The mean change after LPI was not significantly different between two groups in all parameters. In both groups, AOD750was affected by ACD (p<0.001,p=0.044) before LPI. AOD750was affected by LV (p=0.012) in NBG, but by ACD (p<0.001) and IT750(p=0.039) in BG after LPI.Conclusions. The outcomes of LPI are not significantly different between angle closure subgroups with different iris insertions. However, factors affecting AOD750show differences between two subgroups after LPI.


2019 ◽  
Vol 104 (3) ◽  
pp. 386-391
Author(s):  
Li Qiu ◽  
Yujie Yan ◽  
Lingling Wu

PurposeTo determine the relationship between appositional angle closure (AppAC) and the conversion of primary angle closure (PAC) into primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG) after laser peripheral iridotomy (LPI).MethodsConsecutive patients with PAC were included in this prospective cohort study. The eyes of the included patients who had undergone LPI with five or more reliable visual field (VF) tests in at least 5 years were analysed. Baseline AppAC was diagnosed when the trabecular meshwork and iris were located appositionally on the ultrasound biomicroscopy image. The criteria for PAC conversion were based on development of glaucomatous optic neuropathy and corresponding VF defects. Other factors such as age and vertical cup-to-disc ratio (VCDR) were also investigated by univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses.Results128 patients were assessed at baseline. 80 eyes of 58 patients fulfilled the inclusion criteria. The mean follow-up period was 6.67 ± 1.33 years. PAC conversion was observed in 20 eyes. The frequency of PAC conversion was significantly higher in eyes with AppAC > 2 quadrants at baseline (58.3%, 7/12) than in those with AppAC ≤ 2 quadrants (19.1%, 13/68; p < 0.05). Compared with the non-converting group, the age and VCDR at baseline were both higher in the converting group (p < 0.05). Wider AppAC, older age and higher VCDR were significantly associated with PAC conversion.Conclusions25% of PAC eyes of Chinese patients converted into PACG eyes in more than 5 years after LPI. AppAC > 2 quadrants were related to the PAC conversion. Older baseline age and higher VCDR were also associated with PAC conversion.


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