A rare case of superior hypopyon with iris neovascularization
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A female presented to the eye outpatient department with the chief complaint of blurred vision, pain, and redness in the left eye for 2 days. Visual acuity in the right eye was 6/6 and hand movement close to face in the left eye. Slit lamp examination left eye revealed a superior hypopyon, +3 cells in the anterior chamber, and iris neovascularization [Figures 1 and 2]. Intraocular pressure by noncontact tonometer was 10 and 22 mm in the right and left eye, respectively. B‐scan [Figure 3] and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain and orbit [Figure 4] were ordered.
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