Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
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Altan Atakan Ozcan

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• Case Report
  Posner-Schlossman Syndrome: A Cause of Unilateral Ocular Hypertension: Case Report
  Author(s): Burak Ulas and Altan Atakan OzcanBurak Ulas and Altan Atakan Ozcan
  
  A 40 y old immunocompetent male patient admitted, with the complaints of blurry vision, photophobia, red eye, and severe pain in the left eye for the last 2 days. Examination revealed mild anterior chamber reaction, corneal edema, appearance of keratic precipitates and a very high intraocular pressure (52 mmHg) with an unresponsive, semi-dilated pupil in the same eye. Gonioscopy revealed open angles in both eyes. He was treated with topical steroids and topical pressure-lowering agents with oral acetazolamide. The patient was also evaluated for systemic causes of red eye. Investigations carried out included routine blood tests and ESR, the results of which were all within normal limits. In the following 24 month period, the patient had two further episodes of unilateral IOP spikes associated with cyclitis. This is an interesting and a rare uveitic condition. Although the list .. View More»
  

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