About 2.5% of the world population (roughly 189 million people) have glaucoma! Hence
several patients outside the eye theatre environment (eg, non-ophthalmic procedures …

Glaucomatous eyes are at heightened risk of optic nerve damage from local anaesthesia,
and this may cause 'wipe-out'of vision. Most glaucoma surgery is done on the anterior part of …

I read with interest the article by Nitta et al1 in the Winter 2014 issue of Anesthesia Progress
that describes the case of a patient who had an attack of acute angleclosure glaucoma 9 …

Discussion Aqueous humor is produced in the ciliary body, in the posterior chamber of the
eye. It circulates around the lens through the pupil and flows out of the anterior chamber …

Glaucoma refers to a group of irreversible, progressive optic neuropathies that may be
driven by raised intraocular pressure (IOP). It is the second most common cause of visual …

Modern glaucoma surgery encompasses procedures such as trabeculectomy and drainage
tubes with a duration of surgery of ranging from 10 minutes to an hour. Many patients are …

The cumulative impact of case reports, editorials, and collated data from the American
Society of Anesthesiologists' postoperative visual loss (POVL) registry has heightened …

The authors reviewed perioperative ocular complications and implications of ocular
diseases during nonocular surgeries. Exposure keratopathy, the most common …

What do anaesthesiologists do when they encounter interesting cases, want to develop new
techniques to better serve their patients, or just want to learn and discuss? They read and …

DISCUSSION This case illustrates bilateral AACG most likely related to general anesthesia.
Bilateral AACG is a rare complication of general anesthesia. In AACG, the iris obstructs the …