Glaucomatocyclitic crisis

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Glaucomatocyclitic crisis is an acute secondary open-angle glaucoma, and refers to the association of glaucoma with cyclitis. Typically, there is a mild anterior uveitis associated with a marked elevation in intraocular pressure (IOP). The condition is usually unilateral and is typically seen in young adult to middle-aged patients. It may be recurrent, always afflicting the same eye, with further episodes occurring within a few months or several years after the initial attack, although recurrences are uncommon in elderly patients.