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Glaucoma, Phacomorphic: Follow-up
Updated: Jan 7, 2008
Follow-up
Patient Education
- For excellent patient education resources, visit eMedicine's Glaucoma Center. Also, see eMedicine's patient education articles Glaucoma Overview, Glaucoma FAQs, and Understanding Glaucoma Medications.
Miscellaneous
Medicolegal Pitfalls
- Recognizing phacomorphic glaucoma is important. After medical therapy to control glaucoma, the pupillary block needs to be relieved. Most patients require cataract extraction for phacomorphic glaucoma.
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References
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Further Reading
Keywords
phacomorphic glaucoma, lens intumescence, lens-induced angle-closure glaucoma, cataract, pupillary block glaucoma, senile cataracts
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