Douglas J. Rhee, MD

5. Recheck the IOP and visual acuity in one hour. If the IOP does not lower and the vision does not improve, we repeat thetopical medications and give mannitol 1–2 g/kg IV over 45 minutes (a 500 ml bag of mannitol 20% contains 100 g ofmannitol).6. Once the IOP is lowered, laser iridectomy can be attempted. If IOP does not lower or view is too poor for performing a laseriridectomy, then a surgical iridectomy or guarded filtration procedure may be required.1 From Diagnosis and Therapy of the Glaucoma, 6th ed. St. Louis: C.V. Mosby; 605–623.2 From Acta Ophthalmol Scand 1995;73:261–263.3 From Arch Ophthalmol 2005;123:1177–1186.4 From Ophthalmology 2005;112:2143–2148.5 From J Pediatr 2002;140:485–486; J AAPOS 2001;5:281–284; J Pediatr 2001;138:441–443.6 From Chin J Physiol 1995;38:229–234; Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 1996;75:816–819.7 From Br J Ophthalmol 2002;86:1318–1319.8 From Am J Ophthalmol 2005;139:855–859.9 From Surv Ophthalmol 2001;45:449–454.Antiglaucoma Agents 67