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Abstract #10418 Published in IGR 6-1
Four cases of normal-tension glaucoma with disc hemorrhage combined with branch retinal vein occlusion in the contralateral eye
Kim SJ; Park KHAmerican Journal of Ophthalmology 2004; 137: 357-359
PURPOSE: To report four cases of normal-tension glaucoma with disc hemorrhage in one eye and branch retinal vein occlusion in the contralateral eye. DESIGN: Observational case series. METHODS: Four cases of normal-tension glaucoma with disc hemorrhage in one eye and branch retinal vein occlusion in the contralateral eye were detected within a one-year period. RESULTS: Mean patient age was 57 ± 10 years. Three patients had systemic hypertension, two bilateral normal-tension glaucoma, and all four bilateral peripapillary atrophy. There was no significant difference in intraocular pressure between the disc hemorrhage eyes and the contralateral eyes with branch retinal vein occlusion. CONCLUSIONS: Some normal-tension glaucoma patients with disc hemorrhage may have a pathogenic mechanism in combination with branch retinal vein occlusion.
Dr. S.J. Kim, Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
Classification:
9.2.4 Normal pressure glaucoma (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.2 Primary open angle glaucomas)