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Haemorrhagic

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Vitreous haemorrhage may produce glaucoma as a late complication. The rise in intra-ocular pressure results from functional obstruction of the angle by rigid - "ghost" or depigmented - red blood cells.

It is particularly associated with aphakia - absence of lens in the eye.

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