What patients are at the greatest risk of iris incarceration (iris to Descemets window)?
Patients with an angle narrower than Grades 3 or 4 open-angle glaucoma are at the greatest risk of iris incarceration; patients who also have a darker pigmented iris are at an even higher risk. Some surgeons have experienced good outcomes with narrower angles with the pre-treatment of an iridoplasty or iridotomy, which can expand the range of patient candidates.
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