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| Grand Rounds 84 Posterior Synechiae - What drop can break it? |
| Case History: This is a 24 year woman who had presented to the Emergency Department with a 9-day history pain of the OD. She sees OD 20/20 and OS 20/20-2 without lenses. The IOP was 14 in each eyie and t here was Flare #3 and Cells #2il
and significant hemorrhages, exuduates and disc edema. The fellow eye (OS) was completely normal. This photo of the eye is 2 weeks after the initial visit. As you can see, there were signs of posterior synechiae present. Questions: 1. What would you use to break the posterior syinechieae? 2. How would you manage this patient? To view Dr. Hom's response, temporarily disable your popup blocker before moving your mouse pointer over any part of the first image. |
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