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PURPOSE: To report two unusual cases of optic disc hemorrhage occurring following pharmacologic mydriasis. OBSERVATION: A 78-year old woman and 60-year old man with primary open angle glaucoma developed optic disc hemorrhages shortly after pupillary dilation. CONCLUSION AND IMPORTANCE: Cycloplegia may cause subtle shifts in vitreous and lamina cribrosa position that may result in the formation of optic disc hemorrhages in susceptible glaucomatous eyes.
Bernard and Shirlee Brown Glaucoma Research Laboratory, Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY.
Full article2.14 Optic disc (Part of: 2 Anatomical structures in glaucoma)
9.4.10 Glaucomas associated with hemorrhage (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.4 Glaucomas associated with other ocular and systemic disorders)
11.2 Cholinergic drugs (Part of: 11 Medical treatment)