FAMILIAL EXUDATIVE VITREORETINOPATHY ASSOCIATED WITH NONNEOVASCULAR CHRONIC ANGLE-CLOSURE GLAUCOMA

Purpose: Cases of angle-closure glaucoma in patients with familial exu dative vitreoretinopathy have been reported secondary to neovasculariz ation of the anterior segment. Cases secondary to nonneovascular mecha nisms have not been previously reported. Methods: Two cases are presen ted of angle-closure glaucoma as a result of a nonneovascular mechanis m. Results: Neovascularization was found to be a very unlikely explana tion for the angle closure in these two cases. Conclusion: There may b e an association between familial exudative vitreoretinopathy and angl e-closure glaucoma as a direct result of a retrolental process or more likely a relative lens-iris pupillary block with a large lens.