| Patient no.
and eye |
Age, sex |
IOP before TLE
(mm Hg) |
Angle* |
Cornea |
Fundus |
Age at
decreased vision |
| 1 R |
74 , F |
28 |
TP, PAS |
SO and NV |
CRA |
7 years |
| 1 L |
74 , F |
23 |
TP, PAS |
SO and NV |
CRA |
7 years |
| 2 R |
58 , F |
30 |
TP |
SO |
CRA |
6 years |
| 2 L |
58 , F |
30 |
TP, PAS |
SO |
CRA |
6 years |
| 3 R |
55 , M |
42 |
N, TP, PAS |
NV |
CRA |
No decreased vision |
| 4 L |
61, F |
28 |
TP, PAS |
SO |
CRA† |
7 years |
| 5 R |
79 , F |
37 |
N, TP, PAS |
NV |
CRA |
No decreased vision |
| 5 L |
79 , F |
50 |
N, TP, PAS |
NV |
CRA |
No decreased vision |
| 6 L |
67 , F |
48 |
TP |
SO |
CRA |
18 years |
| 7 R |
78 , F |
24 |
TP |
NV |
CRA |
No decreased vision |
| 8 R |
68 , M |
60 |
TP |
SO |
CRA† |
5 years |
CRA: Chorio-Retinal Atrophy; GV: Ghost Vessels; OP: Intraocular Pressure; N: Normal appearance; NV: Neovascularization; PAS: Peripheral Anterior Synechia; SO:
Stromal Opacity; TLE: Trabeculectomy; TP: Thick Pigmentation over the surface of trabecular meshwork
*Angle appearance observed by gonioscopy.
†CRA was found in the contralateral eye.
All patients except Patients 3, 5 and 7 experienced temporary decreased vision. Patients 3, 5 and 7 had no corneal opacity, but had neovascularization in the cornea |
