The Surgical Treatment of Epidemic Dropsy Glaucoma

Glaucoma and Epidemic Dropsy

The Osmotic Pressure of the Aqueous Humour in Epidemic Dropsy Glaucoma.

Introduction IN a previous paper by one of us (Kirwan, 1934) it was pointed out that epidemic dropsy is the only general disease at present known in which glaucoma forms an integral part and hence is the most important clinical lead we have ever had in the pathogenesis of glaucoma. With a view to the elucidation of the aetiology of primary glaucoma in general, this disease provides a vast field...

Epidemic Dropsy Glaucoma

Changing Pattern of Epidemic Dropsy in North India

Background:Epidemic dropsy occurs due to ingestion of mustard oil contaminated with oil from Argemone mexicana, leading to edema and tenderness of the abdomen, upper and lower limbs. In this study, clinical profiles of patients presented with epidemic dropsy in north India are described. Methods: This was a prospective study of patients presented with epidemic dropsy to the emergency department...

The Ocular Complications of Epidemic Dropsy

The main ocular complication of epidemic dropsy is glaucoma of the primary non-inflammatory type, and the eye remains quite white even in cases in which the tension is extremely high. Formerly it was thought that the increased intraocular tension was a late manifestation of the general disease, but in the outbreaks in 1932, 1933, 1934 and 1935 many cases of this type of glaucoma were seen with ...