Urrets-Zavalia syndrome as a complication of argon laser peripheral iridoplasty
Open Access
- 20 September 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in British Journal of Ophthalmology
- Vol. 91 (4), 427-429
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.2006.105098
Abstract
Objective: To report on 8 patients who developed prolonged mydriasis after argon laser peripheral iridoplasty (ALPI). Design: Retrospective case series. Methods: A review of the charts of 8 patients with persistent occludable angles after laser iridotomy who developed mydriasis after undergoing ALPI. Results: 12 eyes of 8 patients (mean age 50.2, standard deviation 6.9, range 40–61 years) developed persistent dilatation. 7 of 8 patients had plateau iris syndrome. Only one patient had a decrease in visual acuity. Intraocular pressure increased only in 1 eye and remained stable or decreased in the others. Of the 8 patients, 7 had blurred vision, 2 had photophobia, 4 had glare and 1 had discomfort. The pupillary response to pilocarpine instillation was minimal or absent. Mydriasis eventually resolved in all eyes without treatment. Conclusion: ALPI can be complicated by mydriasis unresponsive to pilocarpine. Mydriasis and accompanying symptoms resolved spontaneously within 1 year in most patients.Keywords
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