Acute anterior uveitis and corneal edema associated with travoprost.

نویسندگان

  • William J Faulkner
  • Scott E Burk
چکیده

guttata and a slightly up-drawn pupil in both eyes (Figure 2). Intraocular pressure was normal. Indirect ophthalmoscopy revealed a normal retina in the right eye and several peripheral inferior chorioretinal scars in the left eye. The nature of the chorioretinal scars could not be resolved. She had neurologic signs and symptoms suggestive of multiple sclerosis. There were no other family members with similar ocular abnormalities.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Archives of ophthalmology

دوره 121 7  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2003