Abstract
To report the presentation and management of a 65-year-old female who presented with chronic angle closure glaucoma and an atypical iris membrane. A 65-year-old healthy female with no significant past medical history presented to the emergency room with a 2-day history of headache, blurry vision, and right ocular pain. She denied any such prior episodes, any prior ocular history including ocular trauma, or a family history of glaucoma. She was diagnosed with bilateral, severe chronic angle closure glaucoma with an atypical, pigmented iris-pupillary membrane in the right eye. Given the appearance of the membrane, ocular oncology consultation and anterior segment imaging were unremarkable. Surgical management included complex cataract extraction, limited pars plana anterior vitrectomy, iris membrane removal, and placement of a sulcus tube shunt. This complex case of chronic angle closure glaucoma with an atypical pupillary membrane highlights the importance of maintaining a broad differential and ruling out secondary pathologies such as iris melanoma. Additionally, it highlights the complexities of cataract extraction with a shallow anterior chamber.
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