BACKGROUND Acute angle-closure glaucoma is a rare complication in patients receiving anti-depressant treatment. In the following case, we report the development of acute angle closure glaucoma in a patient who overdosed on Citalopram, an antidepressant, and discuss the possible etiological mechanisms for the condition. CASE PRESENTATION We report a 54 year old, Caucasian lady, with depression...

AT WHAT stage in its course closed-angle glaucoma may be said to have become chronic is difficult to define. When, however, pathological cupping of the optic disc and visual field loss have occurred in an eye with closedangle glaucoma, the disease may reasonably be said to have reached the chronic stage. The aqueous outflow in such an eye is usually regarded as being permanently impaired by the...

A case is described of malignant glaucoma with extreme shallowing of the anterior chamber (AC) and an abnormally high intraocular pressure (IOP) following laser iridotomy for acute angle closure glaucoma. The episode followed the use of strong miotic (pilocarpine hydrochloride 4%) and was reversed by mydriatics including phenylephrine hydrochloride. Serial estimation of anterior chamber depth i...

PURPOSE To report the pattern of glaucoma among Saudi patients who were presented to King Abdul Aziz University Hospital (KAUH). METHODS All glaucoma or glaucoma suspect patients who were presented to KAUH from 2006 to 2008 were included; medical files of all patients were retrieved and evaluated through standardized international guidelines. Collected data included: age, sex, laterality, int...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE After a single unilateral acute primary angle-closure glaucoma attack, retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) may be thinned. The current study measured the RNFL thickness using optical coherence tomography in eyes with normal visual fields after recovery from a single attack of acute primary angle-closure glaucoma. PATIENTS AND METHODS Twenty-one patients and age-matched c...

There are conflicting reports on the value of cyclocryotherapy in the management of glaucoma. This retrospective study was carried out to assess the efficacy and complication rate of this procedure. The case notes of all patients undergoing cyclocryotherapy at a single centre over a 10-year period were reviewed. Case records were available for 68 eyes of 64 people. Thirty-eight eyes had neovasc...

Purpose Congenital ectropion uvea is a rare anomaly, which is associated with open, but dysplastic iridocorneal angles that cause childhood glaucoma. Herein, we present 3 cases of angle-closure glaucoma in children with congenital ectropion uvea. Observations Three children were initially diagnosed with unilateral glaucoma secondary to congenital ectropion uvea at 7, 8 and 13 years of age. Th...