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Abstract #112464 Published in IGR 24-3
Acute angle closure glaucoma misdiagnosed as sinusitis
Lee NS; Woo TL; Agar A; Francis ICPractical neurology 2023; 23: 527-529
A 69-year-old woman developed severe right suprabulbar pain with blurred right-sided vision. There were no haloes around lights, photophobia, nausea or vomiting. Investigations in the emergency department excluded a posterior communicating/internal carotid artery aneurysm. However, she did not have an ophthalmological assessment and the initial diagnosis was of sinusitis-related headache. An urgent ear, nose and throat assessment found no abnormality, but a local ophthalmologist subsequently diagnosed and managed the patient's acute angle closure crisis. Periocular pain always deserves detailed assessment with an accurate history, visual acuity assessment and intraocular pressure measurement.
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