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Abstract #59545 Published in IGR 16-3
Aqueous misdirection in thyroid eye disease
Tripathy D; Rao A; Banerjee A; Padhy DBritish Medical Journal (Clinical Research Edition) Case Reports 2014; 2014:
Secondary glaucoma in thyroid eye disease (TED) is attributed either to raised episcleral venous pressure or to mechanical compression induced trabecular meshwork damage by mucopolysaccharide deposition. While the mechanism for raised intraocular pressure (IOP) in TED is largely mechanical and is often evident during its active stage, our case presented with aqueous misdirection in the left eye during the inactive stage. Appropriate diagnostic tests should be ordered to diagnose cause of raised IOP, which would help determine appropriate treatment for the cause for secondary glaucoma in TED.
Oculoplasty Services, LV Prasad Institute, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Full articleClassification:
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)
2.5.3 Scleral outlet channels (Part of: 2 Anatomical structures in glaucoma > 2.5 Meshwork)
2.5.2 Schlemms canal (Part of: 2 Anatomical structures in glaucoma > 2.5 Meshwork)
2.5.1 Trabecular meshwork (Part of: 2 Anatomical structures in glaucoma > 2.5 Meshwork)
