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Abstract #65843 Published in IGR 17-3

Retinitis pigmentosa with concomitant essential iris atrophy and glaucoma - case report

Meirelles SH; Barreto AS; Buscacio ES; Shinzato E; Patrão LF; de Oliveira Silva MS
Clinical Ophthalmology 2015; 9: 2139-2145


PURPOSE: To report a case of a young patient with retinitis pigmentosa (RP), essential iris atrophy, and glaucoma. CASE REPORT: This report presents a case of a 22-year-old female patient with unilateral glaucoma, increased intraocular pressure, increased cup-disc ratio, iris atrophy, peripheral anterior synechiae, and bilateral RP. DISCUSSION: The patient presented glaucoma due to the iridocorneal endothelial syndrome, despite low age. RP is a bilateral disorder that may be associated with angle-closure glaucoma.

Piedade Municipal Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ; Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ; Estacio de Sá University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Classification:

9.4.5.5 Other (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)
9.4.2.1 Iridocorneal endothelial syndrome (ICE, incl. irisatrophy) (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.4 Glaucomas associated with other ocular and systemic disorders > 9.4.2 Glaucomas associated with disorders of the cornea, conjunctiva, sclera)



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