Refractory Pupillary Block

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Ariana Levin, MD; Sefy Paulose MD; and Vaidehi Dedania, MD, demonstrate the surgical approach to pupillary block in a phakic patient who presented with elevated IOP and a flat anterior chamber. Posterior decompression is performed to enable reformation of the anterior chamber followed by a surgical iridotomy.

Posted: 6/23/2026

Keywords:

pupillary block

Refractory Pupillary Block

Ariana Levin, MD; Sefy Paulose MD; and Vaidehi Dedania, MD, demonstrate the surgical approach to pupillary block in a phakic patient who presented with elevated IOP and a flat anterior chamber. Posterior decompression is performed to enable reformation of the anterior chamber followed by a surgical iridotomy.

Posted: 6/23/2026

Keywords:

pupillary block

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