Clinical and OCT findings of two patients (three eyes) with malignant glaucoma
| Patient 1 | Patient 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Eye | Left eye | Right eye | Left eye |
| *OCT = slit lamp adapted optical coherence tomography; PPV = pars plana vitrectomy; ACA = anterior chamber angle (°); AOD = anterior chamber opening distance (μm); ACD = anterior chamber depth (μm); CCT = central corneal thickness (μm); SS = scleral thickness at the scleral spur (μm), NA = not available. | |||
| Age (years)/sex | 60/female | 65/female | 65/female |
| Best corrected visual acuity (decimal fraction) | |||
| Preoperatively | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
| Last follow up | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| Gonioscopic anterior chamber angle (Shaffer) | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Cup:disc ratio | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| Mean visual field defect depth (dB) | −3.83 | −4.14 | −8.11 |
| Axial eye length (mm) | 23.07 | 22.69 | 23.13 |
| Intraocular pressure (mm Hg) | |||
| Preoperatively | 30 | 21 | 30 |
| Malignant glaucoma phase | 35 | 36 | 28 |
| Last follow up | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| OCT values* | |||
| Malignant glaucoma phase | |||
| ACA | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AOD | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ACD | 481 (18) | 658 (20) | NA |
| CCT | 546 (18) | 610 (9) | NA |
| SS | 797 (4) | 842 (6) | 935 (4) |
| After PPV | |||
| ACA | 17 (0.6) | 37 (2) | 52 (2.7) |
| AOD | 244 (15) | 397 (8) | 638 (13) |
| After cataract extraction | |||
| ACA | 37 (2) | 56 (1.5) | 41 (4) |
| AOD | 471 (7) | 549 (22) | 369 (7) |