Results: 6

SD-OCT assessment and visual field changes 1 year or more after a single episode of unilateral acute primary angle closure

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 81 (), 2022
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate structural and visual field (VF) changes after ≥1 year of a single acute primary angle closure (APAC) attack using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) and standard automated perimetry (SAP). Methods: Patients with a single unilateral APAC crisis a...

Pseudoexfoliation syndrome in a 27-year-old patient: a case report

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 84 (3), 2021
ABSTRACT Pseudoexfoliation syndrome is more frequent in people aged >50 yeears, and its prevalence increases with age. Few reports have described cases in younger patients, all with a history of ocular surgery, especially iris resection. Herein, we describe the case of a 27-year old man with bilateral...

Acute angle closure triggered by oral benzodiazepines

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 84 (2), 2021
ABSTRACT Benzodiazepines are psychoactive drugs that are prescribed worldwide with limited information on their ocular side effects. Acute angle closure glaucoma is an adverse event with a high risk of blinding, especially in the elderly. We report two patients under 45 years old who presented with bilat...

Glaucoma de ângulo fechado devido a síndrome de íris em platô

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 78 (5), 2019
Resumo Objetivo: Descrever um caso de glaucoma de ângulo fechado devido a síndrome de íris em platô. Descrição do caso: Paciente do sexo feminino, de 50 anos de idade, que há 13 meses foi tratada de fechamento angular primário a esquerda com sucesso com iridotomia periféria com Nd:YAG laser, c...