• Title of article

    Neovacular glaucoma a a complication of retinal vaculiti in Crohn dieae

  • Author/Authors

    John F. almon، نويسنده , , Paul G. Urell، نويسنده , , Peggy Frith، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2000
  • Pages
    3
  • From page
    528
  • To page
    530
  • Abstract
    PURPOE: To report a cae of neovacular glaucoma a a complication of retinal vaculiti in Crohn dieae. METHOD: Cae report with fluorecein angiogram. REULT: A 62-year-old man with biopy-proven Crohn dieae preented with bilateral uveiti, bilateral iri new veel, and neovacular glaucoma in the left eye. Fluorecein angiography revealed ign of retinal vaculiti and capillary nonperfuion in both eye. CONCLUION: Crohn dieae may be aociated with retinal vaculiti and, thu, neovacular glaucoma. A atifactory reult can be achieved by uing corticoteroid to control the retinal vacular inflammation, by applying panretinal photocoagulation and by controlling the increaed intraocular preure urgically.
  • Journal title
    American Journal of Ophthalmology
  • Serial Year
    2000
  • Journal title
    American Journal of Ophthalmology
  • Record number

    622993