Corticosteroid-induced ocular hypertension. I. Prevalence in closed-angle glaucoma.

Forty-eight eyes with closed-angle glaucoma and 31 eyes at risk were subjected to corticosteroid provocative tests. 65% and 9.7% respectively responded with a change in pressure greater than or equal to 6 mmHg. The responses of the 2 groups were compared with each other and also with the corticosteroid pressure response in normal eyes. The differences in behaviour between the eyes with closed-angle glaucoma and eyes at risk, and the eyes with closed-angle glaucoma and normal eyes, are statistically highly significant. The implication of this are discussed. The prevalence of corticosteroid-induced ocular hypertension in closed-angle glaucoma is higher than previously reported.     

The fellow eye.

The result of a 10-year longitudinal study of the fellow eye at risk of developing closed-angle glaucoma (because the presenting eye had the disease) is described. 202 eyes were observed between 1 August 1970 and 31 July 1980. Each eye was provoked shortly after presentation using a pilocarpine phenylephrine provocative test. If the test produced a closed-angle glaucoma an iridectomy was done; if closed-angle glaucoma did not occur the eye was observed and it was reprovoked at yearly intervals. There were 3 possible outcomes for any one eye. Either the eye developed closed-angle glaucoma; or it was lost to follow-up; or at the end of the study the patient was alive, under observation, without having developed glaucoma. 90% of acute attacks occurred within 6 months of presentation. If an eye survived the first year without getting glaucoma the probability of its development in any one year period up to the fifth anniversary was 0.05; thereafter it was zero. The cumulative probability of an eye surviving to the fifth anniversary without glaucoma was 0.34, remaining constant thereafter; that is 34% of iridectomies are unnecessary. A high prevalence of ocular hypertension was seen in eyes that did not have an iridectomy (26%). It was concluded that a routine iridectomy is not necessary and that the fellow eye that will get glaucoma can usually be detected. The untreated fellow eye presents a naturally occurring model of one of the mechanisms involved in the production of ocular hypertension.     

Partial angle closure.

During the course of negative provocative test for closed-angle glaucoma using pilocarpine and phenylephrine 60% of eyes develop significant reductions in outflow facility at some stage during the test. It is shown that these reductions can be explained by postulating the presence of partial-angle closure since: (1) A random sample (6) of 53 eyes showing an abnormal response subsequently had a peripheral iridectomy. On reprovoking they then behaved as normal eyes with a uniform increase in outflow. (2) Fifty-eight eyes that had a peripheral iridectomy for closed-angle glaucoma (spontaneous or induced) responded to provocative testing as do normal eyes.     

Outflow changes in normal eyes after closed-angle glaucoma.

Twenty-four patients with spontaneous acute closed-angle glaucoma in one eye were selected for study. All 24 eyes had a peripheral iridectomy, were normotensive, and had no gonioscopically visible peripheral anterior synechiae. Of the 24 contralateral eyes 14 gave a positive response to provocative tests and had peripheral iridectomy. The remaining 10 eyes did not give positive responses to the tests and were on no treatment. The 24 pairs of eyes were provoked with pilocarpine and phenylephrine. Tonography was performed at the start of the test, 1 1/2 hours later, and at its termination. At the start of the test the 24 eyes that had had spontaneous closed-angle glaucoma showed a higher pressure and lower outflow facility than the 24 contralateral eyes. This difference disappeared as the test progressed. It is concluded that apparently normal eyes--after an acute attack--do none the less show a significant degree of damage to the outflow system. Ten pairs of eyes from 10 normal persons were provoked in a similar fashion and at no point did a significant difference appear between right and left eyes.     

Can the pilocarpine phenylephrine provocative test be used to detect covert angle closure?

Mapstone introduced the term 'partial angle closure' to describe how eyes with apparently open angles could be damaged by a covert angle closing mechanism, identifiable by a positive result of the pilocarpine phenylephrine provocative test (PPPT). This paper presents a 10-year follow-up of 68 patients with narrow but open anterior chamber angles who, on the basis of a positive PPPT, underwent peripheral iridectomy (PI) or laser iridotomy LI). In the 42 patients with glaucoma or ocular hypertension the mean intraocular pressure (IOP) was unchanged following iridectomy; 45% of eyes which showed glaucomatous optic disc damage at presentation and 25.6% of ocular hypertensive eyes subsequently required trabeculectomy to achieve IOP control. In 16 patients with no ocular abnormality other than a narrow angle 19 eyes had positive PPPTs and underwent PI. After a 10-year follow-up only one of the 13 untreated fellow eyes developed angle closure glaucoma. As this is usually bilateral, many of the positive tests in this group of patients may therefore have been false positives. This study shows that eyes with narrow angles which had positive PPPT results did not benefit from PI iridectomy or LI and therefore a positive PPPT is not indicative of the presence of an angle closing mechanism.     

Mechanisms in open-angle glaucoma.

One hundred and nineteen eyes from 68 patients with open-angle glaucoma were provoked by means of a pilocarpine phenylephrine provocative test. In 22% the response was the same as that seen in normal eyes. In 78% the response was the same as that seen in contralateral eyes at risk to the development of closed-angle glaucoma, which do not develop a positive provocative test. The 68 patients were randomised and 34 submitted to a "dummy" provocative test. No significant change in pressure or outflow occurred. Fifty-two of the 93 eyes with an abnormal provocative test were selected for a peripheral iridectomy and reprovoked at least 6 months after operation. The results were significantly different from those obtained before operation. It was concluded that partial-angle closure could be demonstrated in some eyes with apparent open-angle glaucoma. The mechanisms involved in the production of partial-angle closure in eyes with apparent open-angle glaucoma are discussed.     

Does the pilocarpine phenylephrine provocative test help in the management of acute and subacute angle closure glaucoma?

The pilocarpine phenylephrine provocative test (PPPT) has been described as a highly sensitive method to identify eyes suffering from or at risk of angle closure glaucoma (ACG). This paper reports on average 10 years follow-up of the outcome of cases of primary acute ACG and subacute ACG in which the management was determined by the result of the PPPT--a positive result indicating the need for a peripheral iridectomy, a negative result conservative treatment. In spite of a negative PPPT the fellow eyes of cases of acute ACG treated conservatively had a high rate (40%) of development of ACG. Similarly, in eyes with a history of subacute ACG with a negative PPPT, ACG developed at some stage during the follow-up in 60%. Peripheral iridectomy alone resulted in normal intraocular pressure in 63% of eyes that had suffered an attack of acute ACG. In hypertensive eyes that presented with subacute ACG, however, only one eye became normotensive following peripheral iridectomy alone. In the subacute ACG group a positive PPPT was closely related to the presence of glaucomatous optic disc damage. These results indicate that the PPPT lacks sensitivity in detecting eyes at risk of angle closure glaucoma, and a positive result is likely in eyes with damaged outflow that will not respond to peripheral iridectomy.     

Subconjunctival suspension of RU486 lowers intraocular pressure in normal rabbits.

RU486 is both a progesterone blocker and a corticosteroid blocker (peripheral). Subconjunctival injections of 0.2 ml of a 1% suspension of RU486 powder (2 mg) were given twice weekly to one eye chosen at random of 12 rabbits. The fellow eye received the same volume, 0.2 ml, of vehicle (normal saline) only. Ocular tension was measured twice daily for six days per week by an Alcon pneumatonograph, the tonometrist(s) being unaware of which eyes were treated and which untreated. A small but significant reduction in intraocular pressure, about 0.7 mmHg, occurred in treated eyes. No intereye difference in the ocular hypertensive response to intraperitoneal injections of distilled water (50 ml/kg) was found. Clinical trials are planned in which a larger fall is expected because the trabecular meshwork in patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension is presumably more affected by (normal) tissue levels of corticosteroid.     

Timolol in operated closed-angle glaucoma.

Tonometry in 9 eyes (7 patients) provides some evidence that timolol eye drops are useful in improving control of pressure in eyes operated for closed-angle glaucoma. In cases 1 and 2 (Figs, 1 and 2) this beta 1 and 2 blocker reduced pressure consistently. Case 3 (Fig. 3) showed that timolol 0.5% twice daily was as effective as pilocarpine 2% or 4% with adrenaline 1%. The effect of timolol 0.5% in case 4 (Fig. 4) and case 6 (Fig. 6) was additive to pilocarpine and adrenaline; in case 5 (Fig. 5) it probably improved the effect of adrenaline, but in cases 4 and 5 there may have been some loss of effect with time. Case 7 (Fig. 7) showed a good effect of timolol, reversed on withdrawal, but pressure fell again in spite of continued withholding of timolol. Timolol will be especially valuable in the control of pressure if an operation involving iridectomy has not been completely successful in open-angle glaucoma or more especially in closed-angle glaucoma because it has no effect on the pupil. Miotics will tend to produce posterior pupillary synechiae because aqueous humour will go through the iridectomy, not under the edge of the pupil. The danger will be greater in eyes with closed-angle glaucoma because the pupil is closely applied to the anterior lens surface, which will also tend to produce irritative iridocyclitis.     

激光周边虹膜成形术治疗虹膜切除术后暗室俯卧试验阳性的原发性闭角型青光眼

目的　评价激光周边虹膜成形术治疗虹膜切除术后暗室俯卧试验阳性的原发性闭角型青光眼的临床效果。方法　对激光周边虹膜切除术后暗室俯卧试验阳性的 34例 (5 6只眼 )原发性闭角型青光眼 (非眼外引流手术指征 ,前房角粘连 <1/2周前房角范围 )患者行激光周边虹膜成形术。其中急性闭角型青光眼 2 7例 (49只眼 ) ,慢性闭角型青光眼 7例 (7只眼 )。对患者治疗前后的周边前房深度、前房角、眼压、视野及周边虹膜形态进行详细的对比观察 ,并行暗室俯卧试验及散瞳试验检查。患者术后随访 1～ 4年。结果　所有患者治疗后周边前房深度均明显加深 ,静态前房角镜检查小梁网可见范围增宽。随访期间患者未发生高眼压、前房角进行性粘连及视野损害 ,暗室俯卧试验及散瞳试验均阴性。结论　虹膜切除术后暗室俯卧试验阳性的原发性闭角型青光眼的发病机制是当瞳孔散大时 ,异常的周边虹膜组织堵塞小梁网而引起高眼压 ,瞳孔阻滞因素不起主导作用。激光周边虹膜成形术可以明显改变此类青光眼患者 (前房角粘连 <1/2周前房角范围 )的周边虹膜形态 ,从而控制病情进展。     

玻璃体切除硅油填充术后高眼压的临床治疗

目的探讨玻璃体切除硅油填充术后高眼压的治疗方法。方法对视网膜脱离患者行玻璃体切除硅油填充术,术后眼压大于25 mm Hg的86例（86只眼）进行药物或手术治疗。结果 61只眼（70.9%）经药物治疗眼压控制。14只眼（16.2%）经前房穿刺术后眼压控制。8只眼（9.3%）出现虹膜周切口阻塞,其中6只眼经激光打孔再通,2只眼只行手术切除周边虹膜。3只眼（3.4%）出现新生血管性青光眼,其中1只眼行睫状体冷凝,2只眼行睫状体光凝联合硅油取出后眼压控制。眼压控制后8,4只眼（97.6%）视力有不同程度提高。结论及时发现并针对病因进行药物或手术治疗可有效控制玻璃体切除硅油填充术后高眼压。     

准分子激光角膜屈光术后皮质类固醇性高眼压临床相关因素分析

目的:探讨准分子激光角膜屈光术后皮质类固醇性高眼压的发生率、临床相关凶素及预后.方法:对2005-12/2006-12间行LASIK或LASEK的2060例4060眼滴糖皮质激素眼液(1g/L地塞米松及1g/L氟米龙)2～3mo,术后1wk;1,2,3,6mo及1α观察眼压变化,对高眼压者进行治疗,并采用Logistic方法分析高眼压与年龄、性别、眼别、最大径线屈光度、最大径线角膜曲率、角膜切削深度和眼底垂直径杯/盘比值的相关性.结果:有88例143眼发生了高眼压,发生率为3.5%,所有高眼压患者经药物治疗眼压均降至正常.Logistic回归分析结果显示,眼底杯/盘比值与高眼压相关性P值为0.015,OR值为3.071,其他因素P值均大于0.1.眼底垂直径杯/盘比值大于等于0.4者发生皮质类固醇性高眼压的几率是小于0.4者的3.071倍.结论:准分子激光角膜屈光术后应用糖皮质激素眼液可引起部分患者发生皮质类固醇性高眼压,眼底垂直径杯/盘比值与皮质类固醇性高眼压有较强相关性,大于等于0.4是皮质类固醇性高眼压的高危因素,对眼底杯/盘比值大于等于0-4者术后可酌情减少激素用量和/或加用降眼压药物.     

Management of acute primary angle-closure glaucoma: a long-term follow-up of the results of peripheral iridectomy used as an initial procedure.

For the past 12 years peripheral iridectomy has been used as the initial surgical procedure after an acute attack of angle-closure glaucoma. The operation has been performed 2 to 5 days after the pressure has been controlled medically and has been followed routinely by prophylactic peripheral iridectomy in the fellow eye. Peripheral iridectomy for primary acute angle-closure glaucoma controlled the condition without any need for further medical or surgical therapy in 72% of cases. Careful and frequent follow-up within the first 4 postoperative months is essential to prevent further field loss, which can occur very rapidly if the pressure is not adequately controlled. If the pressure remains uncontrolled, further surgery should not be delayed. It was impossible to decide which patients would eventually need trabeculectomy when they first attended in the acute attack. Peripheral iridectomy as a prophylactic procedure was entirely effective in preventing an acute angle-closure attack in the fellow eye.     

Evaluation of laser iridectomy in angle-closure glaucoma: provocative tests.

An argon laser iridectomy was performed on 18 eyes of 14 patients with closed-angle glaucoma. The intraocular pressure (IOP) was controlled in all but one eye within normal limits. Variable amounts of pigment were found on gonioscopy in all cases. The mydriasis test was positive in one eye (5.5%) after homatropine and in 5 eyes (28%) after tropicamide drops. 80% of the positive results occurred in lightly pigmented irides. The dark-prone position test was positive in 7 eyes (38%), 71% of the positive results occurring in heavily pigmented irides. Tomography was also performed; the possibility of trabecular damage is discussed.     

Is a general operative prophylaxis of the fellow eye in cases of acute glaucoma necessary? (author's transl)]

The fellow eyes of 136 patients suffering from acute glaucoma were checked during their hospitalization by means of provocation-tests and gonioscopy. Ten cases had a simultaneous attack of both eyes, and 27 were submitted to a peripheral iridectomy prophylactically after a positive provocation-test. Of the remaining 99 patients observed up to 12 years after the operation only 22 developed an attack in the fellow eye; 11 of them were below the age of 60 years, and only 4 over 70.     

联合激光虹膜切除术术后超声乳化晶状体摘出术治疗急性闭角型青光眼持续高眼压的疗效观察

目的探讨联合激光虹膜切除术后超声乳化晶状体摘出术治疗急性闭角型青光眼持续性高眼压的临床效果。方法选取2009年6月至2011年6月我院诊治的急性闭角型青光眼持续高眼压,并行联合激光虹膜切除术后超声乳化晶状体摘出+人工晶状体植入术患者48例(50眼),患者先行联合激光虹膜切除术,7～30d行超声乳化晶状体摘出+人工晶状体植入术;测量虹膜切除术前后眼压、晶状体摘出术后1周内眼压、4～6周眼压、随访6个月时的眼压,手术前后前房深度、房角关闭范围,术中、术后并发症。结果晶状体摘出术后核硬度为Ⅱ和Ⅲ级眼的眼压均低于术前眼压和虹膜切除术后的眼压,差异均有统计学意义(均为P<0.05)。中央前房深度由术前的(1.23±0.40)mm增加到虹膜切除术后(2.28±0.33)mm及晶状体摘出术后(3.32±0.38)mm,两两比较差异有显著统计学意义(P<0.01)。结论联合激光虹膜切除术后超声乳化晶状体摘出术可有效治疗急性闭角型青光眼持续高眼压,解除患者瞳孔阻滞,降低眼压。     

白内障术后激素性高眼压危险因素的临床分析

目的:研究白内障术后激素性高眼压发生的危险因素,期望对临床白内障术后糖皮质激素的使用具有一定的指导作用。方法:回顾性分析2005-01/2006-12行白内障超声乳化联合人工晶状体植入术患者糖皮质激素使用后眼压情况。结果:使用糖皮质激素眼液的患者1459例中24例发生糖皮质激素性高眼压,男14例,女10例,年龄、高度近视、糖尿病、术前眼外伤、术前色素膜炎为白内障摘除联合人工晶状体植入术后糖皮质激素性高眼压的危险因素。结论:白内障摘除联合人工晶状体植入术后糖皮质激素性高眼压的发生率为1.36%。眼局部长期大量使用激素是其发生的重要危险因素。     

Management of chronic or intermittent primary angle-closure glaucoma: a long-term follow-up of the results of peripheral iridectomy used as an initial procedure.

Patients presenting with either intermittent closed-angle glaucoma which gave to subacute congestive attacks or with chronic angle-closure glaucoma were followed up over 12 years. Peripheral iridectomy was performed as a primary procedure on these patients during this period. It was found to be a highly effective procedure in those patients without field loss at the time of presentation, but because of the figures presented here we would recommend that any patient presenting with angle closure and disc and field changes should have a trabeculectomy performed as a primary procedure. We found no way of predicting which patients would require further surgery from the history, initial intraocular pressure, or the gonioscopic findings. No patient in this series developed malignant glaucoma after trabeculectomy although it occurred in 2 eyes after peripheral iridectomy.     

The prevalence of autonomic neuropathy in the primary glaucomas

The results of systemic autonomic nerve function studies in patients with closed-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension are reviewed. Autonomic neuropathy has been demonstrated in 58% of patients with closed-angle glaucoma and 42% of ocular hypertensive subjects, with significantly increased prevalence in ocular hypertensives with narrow iridocorneal angles. The implications are discussed, with particular reference to the pathogenesis of raised intraocular pressure.     

Acute shallowing of the anterior chamber.

In aging eyes phenylephrine drops have no significant effect on the depth of the anterior chamber, whereas pilocarpine drops produce a significant shallowing. If both drugs are instilled simultaneously, a significantly greater decrease in anterior chamber depth occurs. The effect is seen in normal, glaucomatous, and hypertensive eyes, and in eyes with shallow anterior chambers. It did not occur in eyes that had had an iridectomy. During the course of a positive provocative test an acute reduction in anterior depth occurs which is reversed when the angle opens and pressure returns to normal levels. It is concluded that the depth of the anterior chamber is not a static dimension but that changes can occur which are rapid and transient. The mechanism of shallowing and deepening depends on an increase or a decrease in the pupil block force. It is a necessary consequence too that eyes with nonshallow anterior chambers can get closed-angle glaucoma and that this possibility cannot be detected by a conventional gonioscopic approach.