Bilateral angle closure glaucoma with retinitis pigmentosa in young patients: case series.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To report the ocular characteristics and management of three cases of retinitis pigmentosa (RP) concurrent primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG).

Case presentation

Three middle-aged patients presenting with diminished vision, high intraocular pressure (IOP), and typical fundus manifestations of RP were clinically evaluated. The individualized treatment was based on the ocular conditions of each case. A novel genetic alteration in ZNF408 was identified in one patient. Two patients with short-axial eyes received unilateral combined trabeculectomy, cataract surgery, and Irido-zonulo-hyaloid-vitrectomy. One of them had a subluxated lens, managed with a capsular tension ring implantation. Their contralateral eyes, respectively, underwent laser peripheral iridotomy (LPI

SUBMITTER: Lu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10648655 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature