[Gonioscopy of the shallow anterior chamber].

Abstract

During gonioscopy the aqueous humor can be shifted by appropriate indentation with the goniolens (Forbes test). The iris root is affected in a variety of ways: it may sink in, troughlike, or be deformed to an S-shape, or remain unchanged. The different findings depend on the configuration of the ciliary processes and the position of the lens equator; they enable conclusions to be drawn concerning the risks of inverse reaction to miotics or of ciliary lens block (malignant) glaucoma.

• Authors: H Slezak, E Arocker-Mettinger
• Journal: Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde (Klin Monbl Augenheilkd) Vol. 195 Issue 5 Pg. 326-7 (Nov 1989) ISSN: 0023-2165 [Print] Germany
• Vernacular Title: Zur Gonioskopie bei seichter Vorderkammer.
• PMID: 2601278 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article)

Topics

• Anterior Chamber (pathology)
• Ciliary Body (pathology)
• Glaucoma (diagnosis, pathology)
• Gonioscopy (instrumentation)
• Humans
• Intraocular Pressure (physiology)
• Trabecular Meshwork (pathology)