Lecture: Angle Recession Glaucoma (1 Slide in 5 Minutes)

Angle Recession (AR) of the anterior chamber angle occurs secondary to concussive ocular trauma. AR is associated with glaucoma in a minority of patients (only low single digit percent of patients with AR actually go on to develop glaucoma) and the development of glaucoma may occur shortly after the trauma or many decades later. Wolff and Zimmer first described (1962) the association of glaucoma with AR and our understanding of the progression from angle trauma to glaucoma in some patients but not others remains poorly understood. Speaker: Dr. Malik Y. Kahook, Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Colorado, USA