Angle closure glaucoma secondary to multiple ciliary body cysts: Anterior segment imaging pre- and post-treatment with laser iridotomy and cystostomy

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (9) ◽  
pp. 1039-1040
Author(s):  
Kevin Gillmann ◽  
Laetitia Niegowski ◽  
Giorgio-Enrico Bravetti ◽  
Kaweh Mansouri
Eye ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 572-577 ◽  
Author(s):  
M E Nongpiur ◽  
E Atalay ◽  
T Gong ◽  
M Loh ◽  
H K Lee ◽  
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2010 ◽  
Vol 04 (01) ◽  
pp. 60
Author(s):  
Lisandro Sakata ◽  
Kenji Sakata ◽  
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Angle closure is a visually destructive form of glaucoma that accounts for approximately half of the worldwide blindness caused by this disease. Angle-closure glaucoma tends to occur in anatomically pre-disposed eyes, and the evaluation of the anterior segment morphology may help identify eyes at risk of angle closure. Ultrasound biomicroscopy is one of the devices developed for anterior-segment imaging, and it helped to provide better understanding of the mechanisms of angle closure. Recently, optical coherence tomography (OCT) technology became available for evaluating the anterior segment of the eye, enabling rapid non-contact imaging of the anterior chamber. Interestingly, anterior segment OCT (AS-OCT) technology appears to detect more eyes with angle closure compared with gonioscopy, and further studies should address how anterior segment imaging findings should be incorporated into the clinical decision-making process. In summary, this article reviews most of the previously published papers on the use of anterior segment imaging in angle-closure glaucoma and tackles some relevant points for the interpretation of imaging exams in daily clinical practice.


2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 508-512
Author(s):  
D. V. Angelova ◽  
E. E. Kazaryan ◽  
N. Yu. Shkolyarenko

There is a clinical case of the occurrence of angle-closure glaucoma due to closure of the angle of front camera with the cyst of a ciliary body. Patient A., 42 years old, complained about a feeling of transient blurring of the right eye vision, visual impairment in the evening. At the initial ophthalmological examination, the maximum corrected visual acuity in both eyes was 1.0, intraocular pressure according to pneumotonometry: OD — 21 mm Hg, OS — 14.8 mm Hg. There were no changes in the anterior segment of the eyeball according to biomicroscopic data. Taking into account the asymmetry of IOP data, the patient underwent the following studies: static perimetry, optical coherence tomography (OCT), flowmetry with the calculation of tolerant intraocular pressure (TIOP). According to OCT and static perimetry, pathological deviations were not detected. When performing flowmetry on the left eye, the indicators were within normal values, however, a significant decrease in the volume of eye ocular blood flow and an increase in the IOP were determined in the right eye. In the left eye, the TIOP corresponded to the IOP, and in the right eye, the IOP indicators exceeded the TIOP value. The lack of correlation between morphofunctional indicators and flowmetry data, an unburdened hereditary history of glaucoma, and a discrepancy between flowmetry and age could indicate the development of the angle-closed glaucoma, so the patient was referred to ultrasound biomicroscopy. The echographic picture of the anterior part of the right eye was characterized by a decrease in the depth of the anterior chamber, a partial displacement of the peripheral part of the iris anteriorly, a slight narrowing of the angle of the anterior chamber, and an uneven posterior chamber. In the region of the process part of the ciliary body along the meridian of 3 hours, a thinwalled volumetric formation, anechogenic, with clear contours and dimensions was revealed: height 4.3 mm, length 4.8 mm. The root of the iris was determined by the average attachment to the ciliary body. In accordance with this, the diagnosis was made: OD — cyst of the ciliary body, the patient was referred for consultation about a possible laser surgical intervention.


Author(s):  
Feng Gao ◽  
Jiajian Wang ◽  
Junyi Chen ◽  
Xiaolei Wang ◽  
Yuhong Chen ◽  
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Abstract Purpose To investigate the etiologies and the clinical characteristics of angle-closure glaucoma (ACG) patients younger than 40 years old in Chinese. Methods Inpatients with diagnosis of ACG and diagnosed age younger than or equal to 40 years old, who were admitted in Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Hospital Fudan University from 2002 to 2017, were included in this retrospective non-comparative case series. The underlying causes and clinical features for all the patients were analyzed by comprehensive review of medical charts. Results A total of 298 patients (463 eyes) met the criteria, including 153 females (51.3%) and 145 males (48.7%); the mean age was 25.6 ± 13.0 years. Primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG), uveitis, and anterior segment dysgenesis (ASD) were the top three etiologies in our patients, which accounted for 32.6%, 20.3%, and 15.1% of the total patients respectively. PACG mainly occurs after 30 years of age and ASD is the top reason of ACG in patients younger than 20 years old. Other known etiologies include iridocorneal endothelial syndrome, neovascular glaucoma, nanophthalmos, retinitis pigmentosa, spherophakia, bestrophinopathy, persistent fetal vasculature, iridociliary cysts, congenital retinoschisis, Marfan’s syndrome, retinopathy of prematurity, familial exudative vitreoretinopathy, congenital retinal folds, Coat’s disease, and neurofibromatosis. Conclusions We described the uncommon presentation of ACG in Chinese young patients. Although unusual, most of the etiologies could be identified. Therefore, more careful and comprehensive examinations are needed for early detection and timely treatment for young ACG patients.


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