Reverse pupillary block associated with pigment dispersion syndrome after in-the-bag intraocular lens implantation

• Published in: Journal of cataract and refractive surgery Vol. 39; no. 12; pp. 1925 - 1928
• Main Authors: Itagaki, Hideo, MD, Kunikata, Toshio, MD, Hiratsuka, Kentaro, MD, Saito, Junichiro, MD, Oshika, Tetsuro, MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.12.2013
• Subjects: Aqueous Humor - physiology; Glaucoma, Open-Angle - diagnosis; Glaucoma, Open-Angle - etiology; Glaucoma, Open-Angle - surgery; Gonioscopy; Humans; Intraocular Pressure - physiology; Iridectomy; Lens Implantation, Intraocular - adverse effects; Male; Middle Aged; Myopia, Degenerative - complications; Ophthalmology; Phacoemulsification - adverse effects; Pupil Disorders - diagnosis; Pupil Disorders - etiology; Pupil Disorders - surgery

A 61-year-old man with high myopia who had received a systemic α1A -adrenoceptor antagonist had phacoemulsification and in-the-bag intraocular lens implantation in the right eye. One day postoperatively, marked pigment dispersion in the anterior chamber, posterior bowing of the iris, and iridodonesi...