[Iridectomy, an alternative in the treatment of total hyphema]. / La iridectomía, una alternativa en el tratamiento del hipema total.

Iridectomy as a therapeutic alternative for total hyphema. Complete resorption of blood in eyes with posttraumatic total hyphema and high intraocular pressure not amenable to medical therapy was accomplished by means of peripheral iridectomy. No postoperative complications were noted in any of the six patients studied and intraocular pressure remained normal without medications for at least one year after the surgical procedure. Pupillary block and obstruction of the drainage pathway by the clot could account for the secondary glaucoma in these patients.