Evolution of primary glaucoma of narrow angle peripheral posthryodyotomy with Nd: YAG laser

Abstract

This work evaluates the evolution of narrow-angle primary glaucoma (EPS) in its different stages of evolution after a prophylactic or therapeutic peripheral iridotomy with Nd: YAG laser in the ophthalmological center "Omar Torrijos" of Panama, during the period January and December 2008. Fifty patients with HUS were selected, of whom 96 eyes were studied. It performs prophylactic iridotomy in 89 eyes and therapeutics in 7. The iridotomy has an evolution time of 6 months or more at the time of evaluation. Female gender predominates over male gender. The intraocular pressure decreased after the iridotomy, mostly the anterior chamber angle prehy- droidotomy is narrow. The most common complication is light iris bleeding.