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PURPOSE: To report a case of uncontrolled proliferative diabetic retinopathy as an initial manifestation of chronic myeloid leukemia. METHODS: Case report. PATIENTS: A 55-year-old man with moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy who rapidly developed proliferative retinopathy and bilateral neovascular glaucoma despite good glycemic control. CONCLUSION: Other pathologies should be excluded in diabetic patients with a rapid and severe progression in their retinopathy despite adequate metabolic control. These patients should be treated promptly and aggressively until systemic disease is stable.
Department of Ophthalmology, Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal.
Full article9.4.5.1 Neovascular glaucoma (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.4 Glaucomas associated with other ocular and systemic disorders > 9.4.5 Glaucomas associated with disorders of the retina, choroid and vitreous)
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)