Isolated Microspherophakia Presenting with Angle-Closure Glaucoma
We report a case of 13-year-old girl presenting to our clinic with blurred vision in both eyes. Ophthalmic examination revealed high myopia and angle-closure glaucoma due to pupillary block caused by small, spherical crystalline lenses. Treatment approaches to glaucoma in patients with microspheroph...
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| author | Tülay Şimşek Emrullah Beyazyıldız Enver Şimşek Faruk Öztürk |
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| description | We report a case of 13-year-old girl presenting to our clinic with blurred vision in both eyes. Ophthalmic examination revealed high myopia and angle-closure glaucoma due to pupillary block caused by small, spherical crystalline lenses. Treatment approaches to glaucoma in patients with microspherophakia are discussed in this case report. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-986132b8caaa48b4a71bbee0dcee4af82023-02-15T16:13:34ZengGalenos YayineviTürk Oftalmoloji Dergisi1300-06592147-26612016-10-0146523724010.4274/tjo.47135Isolated Microspherophakia Presenting with Angle-Closure GlaucomaTülay Şimşek0Emrullah Beyazyıldız1Enver Şimşek2Faruk Öztürk3Osmangazi University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Eskişehir, TurkeyGazi Mustafa Kemal Hospital, Ophthalmology Clinic, Ankara, TurkeyOsmangazi University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Eskişehir, TurkeyYıldırım Bayazıt University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Ankara, TurkeyWe report a case of 13-year-old girl presenting to our clinic with blurred vision in both eyes. Ophthalmic examination revealed high myopia and angle-closure glaucoma due to pupillary block caused by small, spherical crystalline lenses. Treatment approaches to glaucoma in patients with microspherophakia are discussed in this case report.http://www.oftalmoloji.org/article_11061/Isolated-Microspherophakia-Presenting-With-Angle-closure-GlaucomaMicrospherophakiaglaucomafamilial microspherophakialenticular myopia |
| spellingShingle | Tülay Şimşek Emrullah Beyazyıldız Enver Şimşek Faruk Öztürk Isolated Microspherophakia Presenting with Angle-Closure Glaucoma Türk Oftalmoloji Dergisi Microspherophakia glaucoma familial microspherophakia lenticular myopia |
| title | Isolated Microspherophakia Presenting with Angle-Closure Glaucoma |
| title_full | Isolated Microspherophakia Presenting with Angle-Closure Glaucoma |
| title_fullStr | Isolated Microspherophakia Presenting with Angle-Closure Glaucoma |
| title_full_unstemmed | Isolated Microspherophakia Presenting with Angle-Closure Glaucoma |
| title_short | Isolated Microspherophakia Presenting with Angle-Closure Glaucoma |
| title_sort | isolated microspherophakia presenting with angle closure glaucoma |
| topic | Microspherophakia glaucoma familial microspherophakia lenticular myopia |
| url | http://www.oftalmoloji.org/article_11061/Isolated-Microspherophakia-Presenting-With-Angle-closure-Glaucoma |
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