advertisement
Previous reported ocular complications of interferon alpha administration are extremely rare. These include oculomotor palsy, corneal allograft rejection, retinal hemorrhage and cotton wool patches. A 15-year-old boy with chronic hepatitis B was treated with interferon alpha for six months, and then developed glaucoma. After the interferon therapy had been discontinued, the glaucoma improved. Accordingly, the authors report a case of glaucoma development during the course of interferon alpha therapy for chronic hepatitis B.
Dr Y.S. Kwon, Department of Pediatrics, Inha University Hospital, Inchon, Korea
9.4.15 Glaucoma in relation to systemic disease (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.4 Glaucomas associated with other ocular and systemic disorders)