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Case Reports
. 2017 Jul;26(7):678-682.
doi: 10.1097/IJG.0000000000000666.

Urrets-Zavalia Syndrome After Diode Laser Transscleral Cyclophotocoagulation

Geraldo M Vieira  1 , Fernando J Vieira, Robert Ritch
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Case Reports

Urrets-Zavalia Syndrome After Diode Laser Transscleral Cyclophotocoagulation

Geraldo M Vieira et al. J Glaucoma. 2017 Jul.

Abstract

Objective: To report the occurrence of 5 cases of Urrets-Zavalia syndrome after transscleral diode laser cyclophotocoagulation (TSCPC).

Design: Retrospective cases series.

Methods: A review of the charts of 5 patients treated with TSCPC as primary glaucoma surgery who developed Urrets-Zavalia syndrome.

Results: A total of 8 eyes of 5 patients developed a fixed and dilated pupil after TSCPC, unresponsive to light. A mydriatic pupil could still be observed at least 6 months after treatment in 7 of 8 eyes; however, it was asymptomatic.

Conclusions: Urrets-Zavalia syndrome is a possible complication of TSCPC, as well as of other 360-degree thermal laser procedures.

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