[Current concepts in malignant glaucoma]

Abstract

The paper reports on the main pathogenic types of anatomical blocking of the aqueous humor circulation in malignant glaucoma: pupillary, secondary iridolenticular, ciliovitreolenticular, iridociliovitreous blocks and in suprachoroidal effusion. The paper also presents some of the entities correlated with malignant glaucoma: glaucoma with blocked angle following the administration of miotics, traumatisms, the operations of scleral obstruction for retina detachment, panretinal photocoagulation and thrombosis of the retina central vein.