Brain metastasis masquerading as progressive glaucoma

Abstract EN

Evaluation of the visual fields is an integral part of diagnosing and following-up any patient with suspected glaucoma.

If any progressive loss in the visual field is noted the treatment plan may need alteration to suit the clinical circumstances but if the follow-up visual field changes are atypical then other ocular or systemic pathologies need to be excluded before changing the glaucoma management plan.

We present an unusual case of brain metastasis from a lung carcinoma that masqueraded as progressive glaucoma in a patient previously diagnosed as primary open angle glaucoma.