Secondary glaucoma due to progressive iris atrophy – case report

Iridocyclo-retraction in glaucoma secondary to essential iris atrophy.

Baerveldt implant for secondary glaucoma due to iris melanoma

BACKGROUND Proton beam therapy (PBT) is effective in the treatment of iris melanoma. Reported complications after PBT are radiation-induced cataract and raised intraocular pressure (IOP). Filtering glaucoma surgery has generally been avoided because of fears of seeding. CASE REPORT A 37-year-old man presented with a self-discovered, pigmented lesion on his right iris. Four years later, the pi...

Essential progressive iris atrophy.

Unilateral progressive iris atrophy is uncommon and only a few cases have been reported, although the clinical picture has been recognized since Harms (I903) gave the first description of this interesting atrophy, and reviewed other cases previously reported by Johnson (i886) and Hess (I892). Duke-Elder (i 966) mentions ninety authors who have reported cases. The condition occurs much more freq...

Progressive Hemifacial Atrophy--case report.

Progressive Hemifacial Atrophy, also known as Parry-Romberg Syndrome, is an uncommon degenerative and poorly understood condition. It is characterized by a slow and progressive atrophy affecting one side of the face. The incidence and the cause of this alteration is unknown. A cerebral disturbance of fat metabolism has been proposed as a primary cause. This can be the result of a trophic malfor...

Retinitis pigmentosa with concomitant essential iris atrophy and glaucoma – case report

PURPOSE To report a case of a young patient with retinitis pigmentosa (RP), essential iris atrophy, and glaucoma. CASE REPORT This report presents a case of a 22-year-old female patient with unilateral glaucoma, increased intraocular pressure, increased cup-disc ratio, iris atrophy, peripheral anterior synechiae, and bilateral RP. DISCUSSION The patient presented glaucoma due to the iridoco...