Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

CASE REPORT
Year
: 1991  |  Volume : 39  |  Issue : 3  |  Page : 118--121

Keratomycotic malignant glaucoma


Thomas Kuriakose, Philip A Thomas 
 Institute of Ophthalmology, Joseph Eye Hospital, Tiruchirapalli- 620 001, India

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Thomas Kuriakose
Institute of Ophthalmology, Joseph Eye Hospital, Tiruchirapalli- 620 001
India

Malignant Glaucoma due to Keratomycosis is a devastating and poorly recognised complication occurring in a small percentage of treated patients. It is characterized, in cases of Keratomycosis by a raised tension, uniform shallowing of the anterior chamber and a fungus-exudate-iris mass covering the pupillary area. Three cases of �SQ�Keratomycotic Malignant Glaucoma�SQ� are discussed here. Two of these were successfully treated with therapeutic keratoplasty, extracapsular lens extraction and systemic antifungals. The development of malignant glaucoma after a therapeutic keratoplasty which occurred in one case has not previously been reported. All the three cases which developed malignant glaucoma had a pupillary size of 4 mm diameter or less and grew Fusarium from the cornea and anterior chamber.


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Kuriakose T, Thomas PA. Keratomycotic malignant glaucoma.Indian J Ophthalmol 1991;39:118-121


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Kuriakose T, Thomas PA. Keratomycotic malignant glaucoma. Indian J Ophthalmol [serial online] 1991 [cited 2024 Mar 28 ];39:118-121
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