Intraocular Pressure – All That Is Raised Is Not Glaucoma

Increased intraocular pressure invariably sets our mind in the direction of either establishing or ruling out the diagnosis of glaucoma and in the process, sometimes, certain hidden factors may escape our attention, leading to some delay in delivering the specific treatment to the patient. We presen...

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Veröffentlicht in:Ophthalmologica (Basel) 2001-09, Vol.215 (5), p.376-377
Hauptverfasser: Tripathi, Ajay, O’Donnell, Niall P.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Increased intraocular pressure invariably sets our mind in the direction of either establishing or ruling out the diagnosis of glaucoma and in the process, sometimes, certain hidden factors may escape our attention, leading to some delay in delivering the specific treatment to the patient. We present a case whose underlying pathology remained obscured for more than 10 years before we examined this patient and discovered the hidden secret.
ISSN:0030-3755
1423-0267
DOI:10.1159/000050889