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Abstract #52456 Published in IGR 15-1
Congenital ectropion uveae presenting as acute glaucoma in a 3-year-old child
Ziakas NG; Chranioti A; Malamas A; Leliopoulou O; Mataftsi AInternational Ophthalmology 2014; 34: 97-98
Congenital ectropion uveae is a rare anomaly commonly associated with neurofibromatosis and occasionally with other ocular abnormalities. Glaucoma related with this condition may be present in infancy, or may develop later in life, and is thought to be due to an associated angle dysgenesis. Diagnosis is frequently delayed due to the subtle signs and the absence of symptoms and management is primarily surgical. We report an unusual case of unilateral congenital ectropion uveae in a 3-year-old child, with no evidence of neurofibromatosis, presenting as acute glaucoma, which was successfully managed by topical treatment only, avoiding surgical intervention.
1st Department of Ophthalmology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA Hospital, 3 Pl. Ippodromiou Street, 54621, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Full articleClassification:
9.1.2 Juvenile glaucoma (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.1 Developmental glaucomas)
2.8 Iris (Part of: 2 Anatomical structures in glaucoma)
10 Differential diagnosis e.g. anterior and posterior ischemic optic neuropathy
