LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

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

Lucas, Agustín Nicolás; Copati, Irene; Sivori, Delia; Ringvold, Amund.

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...

Iridectomía/instrumentación, Extracción de Catarata, Glaucoma/complicaciones, Síndrome de Exfoliación/fisiopatología

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Acute angle closure triggered by oral benzodiazepines

Matos, Alexis Galeno; Castillo, Pedro Duarte Barreto; Bisneto, João Augusto Lima; Paula, Jayter Silva.

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 Ángulo Cerrado/tratamiento farmacológico, Clonazepam/uso terapéutico, Alprazolam/uso terapéutico, Iridectomía/instrumentación, Rayos Láser

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