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Abstract #119172 Published in IGR 25-1
Suspicious eyes - Elvis's glaucoma battle
Zegers RH; Liu KC; Heutink J; Tennant F; Weinreb RNJournal of Medical Biography 2024; 0: 9677720241273624
Elvis Presley (1935-1977) is an iconic figure in modern pop culture. Although many of his medical conditions have been the subject of extensive speculation, less is known about his ophthalmological problems, including steroid-induced glaucoma caused by a life-long use of steroids, both prescribed and self-administered, and secondary angle closure glaucoma most likely due to anterior uveitis. Further, he had an episode of acute angle closure glaucoma in 1971 that was treated with a subconjunctival injection of a mydriatic agent or, less likely, a paracentesis combined with an iridotomy. David Meyer, MD, was Presley's main ophthalmologist from 1971 until the latter's death in 1977.
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