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We report 3 cases of ghost cell glaucoma all of which occurred in phakic patients with onset between 18 months and 4 years after vitreous haemorrhage. There appears to have been spontaneous disruption of the anterior hyaloid face in all 3 cases. Control of the glaucoma was achieved by medical treatment in one case and by trabeculectomy in two.
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Frazer, D.G., Kidd, M.N. & Johnston, P.B. Ghost cell glaucoma in phakic eyes. Int Ophthalmol 11, 51–54 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02027897
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