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. 2020 Oct 7;3(4):297-300.
doi: 10.1093/pcmedi/pbaa035. eCollection 2020 Dec.

Bilateral simultaneous primary acute angle-closure glaucoma

Charlotte L Zhang  1 , Wico L Lai  2 , Ian Ziyar  2 , Laurance Lai Yuen Lau  2 , Jie Xu  1
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Bilateral simultaneous primary acute angle-closure glaucoma

Charlotte L Zhang et al. Precis Clin Med. .
No abstract available

Keywords: acute primary angle closure; glaucoma.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Slit-lamp photograph of the right eye at presentation showing conjunctiva hyperemia and corneal edema.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
(Top) Slit-lamp photographs of the right eyes on the fifth day of the presentation showing ciliary congestion and a hazy cornea with edema. Note the iridotomy site (black arrows), pigmentation on the posterior corneal surface (blue arrows), and glaucomflecken (red arrows). (Bottom) Slit-lamp photographs of the left eye on Day 5 of the presentation showing a hazy cornea with edema, descemet membrane folds (green arrows), iridotomy (black arrows), and patches of iris atrophy (orange arrows).
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
Slit-lamp photographs at a 3-week visit show a clear cornea. Left panel, OD; right panel, OS.
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