A Case of Advanced Glaucoma with Increased Episcleral Venous Pressure in a 17-Year-Old with Eisenmenger Syndrome. (23rd October 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Grech, Leanne; Mifsud, Adrian; Caruana, Maryanne; Carbonaro, Francis
• Other Names: Atilla Huban Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Case reports in ophthalmological medicine. Volume 2017(2017)
• Publication Date: 2017-10-23
• Subjects: Ophthalmology -- Periodicals; Eye -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Ophthalmology; Eye Diseases; Eye -- Diseases; Ophthalmology; Electronic journals; Periodicals; Periodicals; Case Reports; Fulltext; Internet Resources; Periodicals; 617.7
• DOI: 10.1155/2017/5808047
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2090-6722

Abstract

Abstract : Eisenmenger syndrome refers to reversal of shunt and central cyanosis due to pulmonary hypertension induced by congenital heart disease with a large systemic-to-pulmonary shunt. We report a case of a 17-year-old man with Eisenmenger syndrome who presented with gradual deterioration in visual acuity and was diagnosed with advanced secondary open angle glaucoma. There have been reports of patients suffering from thrombosis due to hyperviscosity associated with this syndrome; however, to our knowledge, the association of secondary open angle glaucoma with Eisenmenger syndrome has not yet been documented.