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Abstract #95760 Published in IGR 22-3
Infections and glaucoma
Aldaas K; Challa P; Weber DJ; Fleischman DSurvey of Ophthalmology 2022; 67: 637-658
Glaucoma is an intraocular pressure-related ophthalmic disease with multiple causes that results in an optic neuropathy and vision loss. Intraocular pressure elevation is among its strongest risk factors. While glaucoma is mostly primary in etiology, secondary glaucoma is not infrequent. Recognizing its cause is imperative, since treatment is often different depending on the pathophysiologic mechanism. Numerous clinically relevant ophthalmic infections can result in robust inflammatory responses that may result in pressure elevation or intraocular anatomic configurations that predispose to pressure elevation. Knowing the mechanisms by which these infections can lead to glaucoma is critical in treating, and we consolidate what is currently known in regards to how infectious diseases lead to glaucoma.
Department of Ophthalmology, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
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