Glaucomatocyclitic Crisis.

Kim, Hong Bok; Oh, Jung Hyub; Kim, Yong Beum; Kwon, Oh Woong

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1977;18(4):369-371.
Published online April 1, 1977.

Glaucomatocyclitic Crisis.

Hong Bok Kim, Jung Hyub Oh, Yong Beum Kim, Oh Woong Kwon

Department of Ophthalmology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Glaucomatocyclitic Crisis

김홍복 , 오중협 , 김용범 , 권오웅 ( Hong Bok Kim , Jung Hyub Oh , Yong Bum Kim , Oh Woong Kwon )

Abstract

The glaucomatocyclitic crisis was first described by Posner and Schlossman in 1948, and belongs to the classification of secondary open angle glaucoma. It is unilateral and recurrent. and characterized by minimal inflammatory signs and symptoms. The inflammation may be confined to the trabecular mesh work. The facility of outflow reduced while attacks last from a few hours to over 2 weeks. Etiopathogenic nature of glaucomatocyclitic crisis is not clear but recently the role of allergy is suggested in this disease entity. A 35 year old man was found to have a glaucomatocyclitic crisis in his right eye that was treated with systemic diamox and topical corticosteroid.