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Why does aphakia lead to secondary glaucoma?
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Not common: There are many causes for aphakia. The most common in younger persons is trauma and trauma enough to require the removal of the lens, occasionally affects the outflow of the eye leading to elevation of eye pressure and this is glaucoma. Other causes are surgically related in connection with cataract removal. But many cases of aphakia do not develop secondary glaucoma.
Answered 1/7/2015
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