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Unilateral open-angle glaucoma secondary to idiopathic dilated episcleral veins.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8610813     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
PURPOSE: To determine the cause of unilateral dilated tortuous episcleral vessels in a 34-year-old patient. METHODS: The patient underwent slit-lamp examination, visual field testing, tonographic measurement, orbital ultrasound examination, orbital color Doppler blood flow measurement, dye-enhanced computed topographic scan, and selective carotid angiography. RESULTS: Disk cupping and early scotoma were present. Gonioscopy showed Schlemm's canal engorged with blood. The only pathologic findings were an increased tonographic resistance to outflow and increased arterial and venous episcleral flow on color-coded Doppler sonography. CONCLUSION: The origin of this episcleral vessel abnormality is still unknown.
Authors:
I M Lanzl; U Welge-Luessen; G L Spaeth
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of ophthalmology     Volume:  121     ISSN:  0002-9394     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Ophthalmol.     Publication Date:  1996 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1996-05-24     Completed Date:  1996-05-24     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370500     Medline TA:  Am J Ophthalmol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  587-9     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Glaucoma Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Blood Flow Velocity
Dilatation, Pathologic / complications
Fundus Oculi
Glaucoma, Open-Angle / etiology*,  surgery
Humans
Hypertrophy / complications
Male
Regional Blood Flow
Sclera / blood supply*
Trabeculectomy
Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color
Veins / pathology

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