Angle closure glaucoma precipitated by labour

Abstract

Acute angle closure glaucoma generally occurs in older hypermetropic individuals, precipitated by pupillary dilation. However it is often forgotten that it can occur in younger people and that it does not occur solely as a result of the use of mydriatics or normal pupillary dilation in response to darkness. It is recognised that it can occur during or shortly after a surgical procedure done under either spinal or general anaesthetic. We describe a case of acute angle closure occurring in a 37-year-old woman, precipitated by labour. To our knowledge no such case has been described in the literature.