Lens-Particle Glaucoma (cont.)
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Brian R Sullivan, MD
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Andrew A. Dahl, MD, FACS
Andrew A. Dahl, MD, FACSAndrew A. Dahl, MD, is a board-certified ophthalmologist. Dr. Dahl's educational background includes a BA with Honors and Distinction from Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, and an MD from Cornell University, where he was selected for Alpha Omega Alpha, the national medical honor society. He had an internal medical internship at the New York Hospital/Cornell Medical Center. IN THIS ARTICLE
Lens-Particle Glaucoma TreatmentSelf-Care at Home If your ophthalmologist prescribes medicated eye drops to help lower IOP, complying with your eye doctor's instructions and properly applying these eye drops are very important (see How to Instill Your Eye Drops). Not doing so could result in an additional increase in IOP that can affect the optic nerve and cause permanent vision loss. |
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Lens-particle glaucoma, a subclassification of lens-induced glaucoma,1, 2, 3, 4, 5 is a type of secondary open-angle glaucoma involving intraocular retention of fragmented lens debris.
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