Phacolytic glaucoma is a form of secondary open angle glaucoma that is related to leakage of high molecular weight proteins through microscopic openings in the capsule of a hypermature cataract. The image of the morgagnian cataract is from EyeRounds.org at the University of Iowa. This short lecture covers the basics of phacolytic glaucoma.
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