Unilateral optic disc edema following trabeculectomy.

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_BE91ECADE79C
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Case report (case report): feedback on an observation with a short commentary.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Unilateral optic disc edema following trabeculectomy.
Journal
Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology
Author(s)
Kawasaki A., Purvin V.
ISSN
1070-8022
Publication state
Published
Issued date
1998
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
18
Number
2
Pages
121-123
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Case Reports ; Journal Article Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Two cases of a benign form of optic disc edema after successful trabeculectomy are reported. In both patients, optic disc edema was noted 2 to 4 weeks after trabeculectomy. The edema occurred without loss of visual acuity or field. The absolute intraocular pressure and intracranial pressure were normal--that is, the edema was not a syndrome of hypotony or pseudotumor cerebri. However, both patients had intracranial pressure in the high-normal range. The decrease in intraocular pressure into the low normal range after trabeculectomy may have altered the intracranial pressure:intraocular pressure ratio at the lamina cribrosa enough to produce optic disc edema.
Keywords
Adult, Female, Glaucoma/surgery, Humans, Intracranial Hypertension/complications, Intracranial Pressure, Intraocular Pressure, Middle Aged, Obesity/complications, Optic Disk/pathology, Papilledema/etiology, Papilledema/pathology, Trabeculectomy/adverse effects, Visual Acuity, Visual Fields
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