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Hyphema, Total, Secondary Open-Angle Glaucoma

Hyphema, Total, Secondary Open-Angle Glaucoma
Bleeding occurred after blunt trauma. Layered blood is seen in the inferior anterior chamber, the rest is filled with suspended blood. Blood cells clog the outflow channels and can cause elevated intraocular pressure, secondary glaucoma.
Allingham, M.D. Rand, M.D., USA, Durham, NC
S05.1, H40.3
Glaucomas, Ocular Hypertension -> Trauma (Injury) and Secondary Glaucomas -> Intraocular Hemorrhage
trauma; glaucomas
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