Atlas of Ophthalmology

Diagnosis:	Lens Luxation Into Anterior Chamber, Pupillary Block Angle-Block Glaucoma
Comment to photo:	After prone positioning of the head the inferior parts of the lens appears in the anterior chamber blocking the pupil. The superior iris bulges forward against the cornea. The result is an acute pupillary block angle-block glaucoma. Differential diagnosis: Congenital lens luxation, homocystinuria, Marfan syndrome.
Author(s):	Wollensak, Josef, Prof. Dr. med., Univ.-Augenklinik, Berlin, Germany
ICD10-Code:	H27.11
Path:	Anterior Chamber -> Foreign Bodies and Displaced Tissue
Additional keywords:	trauma; lens; emergency, acute pupillary-block angle-block glaucoma, systemic disease
Image ID:	2824

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