Glaucomatocyclitic Crises May Occur in Patients with Narrow or Closed Angles
Table 1
Demographic data and a brief description of ocular examinations.
Cases
Age of PSS diagnosed/sex
Eye
Number of IIOP attacks
Highest IOP (mmHg)
Angle type (Shaffer system)
C/D ratio when PSS diagnosed
Visual field test after the first episode
Anterior chamber reaction grade on the first attack†
Subsequent long-term glaucoma medications use
Follow-up period (months)
1
51/female
Right
10
60
GrI~II with sporadic PAS
0.4
Normal
0.5+
Yes
443
2
53/female
Left
7
54
GrI~II
0.5
Normal
1+
Yes
193
3
64/male
Left
2
32
GrII with one PAS‡
0.45
Normal
1+
Yes
159
4
62/female
Right
2
58
GrI with 60° PAS
0.4
Normal
0.5+
No
8
5
46/female
Right
2
42
GrII
0.2
Not available
1+
No
3
6
52/male
Right
3
38
GrI~II
0.3
Normal
0.5+
No
33
7
75/female
Left
2
38
GrI~II‡
0.6
Normal
0.5+
No
76
8
62/male
Right
3
50
GrI
0.5
Normal
0.5+
No
96
9
54/female
Left
1
39
GrI with sporadic PAS‡
0.55
Normal
1+
No
18
PSS: Posner-Schlossman syndrome; IIOP: increased intraocular pressure; IOP: intraocular pressure; C/D ratio: cup to disc ratio; Gr: grade. †The Standardization of Uveitis Nomenclature (SUN) Working Group Grading Scheme for Anterior Chamber Cells. ‡Angle recorded as a primary condition (before any laser iridotomy was performed).
