Literature DB >> 15510468

Posterior scleritis presenting as unilateral secondary angle-closure glaucoma.

Sunil S Jain1, Prasan Rao, Kulin Kothari, Deepak Bhatt, Sanjay Jain.   

Abstract

The following is a case report of a 19-year-old male who presented with unilateral acute angle-closure glaucoma. Posterior scleritis was diagnosed based on clinical features and ultrasound B-scan. The acute angle closure attack and exudative retinal detachment completely resolved with use of oral corticosteroids.

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Year:  2004        PMID: 15510468

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Indian J Ophthalmol        ISSN: 0301-4738            Impact factor:   1.848


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1.  Secondary glaucoma due to chronic scleritis: trabeculectomy in scleromalacia: a case report.

Authors:  W H Dean; S A Turner; A I McNaught
Journal:  Eye (Lond)       Date:  2013-11-15       Impact factor: 3.775

2.  The role of Scheimpflug imaging in the management of posterior scleritis.

Authors:  Natalia Pawlowska; Jonathan Luck
Journal:  Eye Brain       Date:  2010-05-18
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