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 MedicationsThe goal of therapy is to reduce IOP. Medications can often be used for a short period of time and then discontinued. Your IOP is still monitored after medications are stopped; if your IOP increases, therapy may be started again. |
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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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