Ciliary block glaucoma: malignant glaucoma in the absence of a history of surgery and of miotic therapy.

A 45-year-old woman had malignant glaucoma but no history of glaucoma surgery or of treatment with miotics. The attack responded promptly and dramatically to cycloplegic therapy, the anterior chamber deepening and the intraocular pressure dropping. This is only the second such case reported in the literature.