A Case of Advanced Glaucoma with Increased Episcleral Venous Pressure in a 17-Year-Old with Eisenmenger Syndrome

Joint Authors

Grech, Leanne
Mifsud, Adrian
Carbonaro, Francis
Caruana, Maryanne

Source

Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine

Issue

Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-3, 3 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2017-10-23

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

3

Main Subjects

Diseases

Abstract EN

Eisenmenger syndrome refers to reversal of shunt and central cyanosis due to pulmonary hypertension induced by congenital heart disease with a large systemic-to-pulmonary shunt.

We report a case of a 17-year-old man with Eisenmenger syndrome who presented with gradual deterioration in visual acuity and was diagnosed with advanced secondary open angle glaucoma.

There have been reports of patients suffering from thrombosis due to hyperviscosity associated with this syndrome; however, to our knowledge, the association of secondary open angle glaucoma with Eisenmenger syndrome has not yet been documented.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Grech, Leanne& Mifsud, Adrian& Caruana, Maryanne& Carbonaro, Francis. 2017. A Case of Advanced Glaucoma with Increased Episcleral Venous Pressure in a 17-Year-Old with Eisenmenger Syndrome. Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148044

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Grech, Leanne…[et al.]. A Case of Advanced Glaucoma with Increased Episcleral Venous Pressure in a 17-Year-Old with Eisenmenger Syndrome. Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148044

American Medical Association (AMA)

Grech, Leanne& Mifsud, Adrian& Caruana, Maryanne& Carbonaro, Francis. A Case of Advanced Glaucoma with Increased Episcleral Venous Pressure in a 17-Year-Old with Eisenmenger Syndrome. Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148044

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1148044