Glaucomatous optic nerve damage in the contralateral eye of a patient with peripapillary retinoschisis: a case report
Abstract Background Peripapillary retinoschisis (PPRS) is often associated with glaucomatous eyes. It usually occurs in eyes with a more advanced stage of glaucoma with obvious optic nerve damage. We report a patient who was found to have PPRS in one eye during a routine physical examination without...
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| description | Abstract Background Peripapillary retinoschisis (PPRS) is often associated with glaucomatous eyes. It usually occurs in eyes with a more advanced stage of glaucoma with obvious optic nerve damage. We report a patient who was found to have PPRS in one eye during a routine physical examination without obvious glaucoma symptoms. Further examination revealed glaucomatous visual field loss and retinal nerve fiber layer defects in the contralateral eye. Case presentation A 55-year-old man presented for a routine physical examination. The anterior segment was normal in both eyes. Fundus examination revealed an elevated and red optic disc in the right eye. In addition, scattered patchy red lesions were seen on the retina on the temporal side of the optic disc. The color and boundary of the left optic disc were normal, and the cup-to-disc ratio was 0.6. Optical coherence tomography showed retinoschisis on the optic nerve head of the right eye throughout the entire circumference, extending to the retina on the temporal side of the optic disc. The intraocular pressure was 18 mmHg OD and 19 mmHg OS. The patient was diagnosed with PPRS (OD). However, no optic disc pit or optic disc coloboma was found. Further examination showed that the visual field of the patient’s right eye was generally normal, while a glaucomatous visual field defect was found in the left eye, which manifested as a nasal step visual field defect. Moreover, stereophotography and a red-free fundus image revealed two retinal nerve fiber layer defects in the supratemporal and infratemporal regions of the retina of the left eye. Continuous intraocular pressure measurement found that the intraocular pressure fluctuated between 18 and 22 mmHg OD and 19–26 mmHg OS during the daytime. Primary open-angle glaucoma was then diagnosed. Conclusions In this case, we found that PPRS was associated with glaucomatous optic nerve changes and visual field defects in the fellow eye. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-aeab353460084b07b00d26256264aae22023-04-09T11:11:07ZengBMCBMC Ophthalmology1471-24152023-04-012311510.1186/s12886-023-02887-4Glaucomatous optic nerve damage in the contralateral eye of a patient with peripapillary retinoschisis: a case reportWenbo Zhang0Tian Tian1Liu Yang2Department of Ophthalmology, Peking University First HospitalDepartment of Ophthalmology, Peking University First HospitalDepartment of Ophthalmology, Peking University First HospitalAbstract Background Peripapillary retinoschisis (PPRS) is often associated with glaucomatous eyes. It usually occurs in eyes with a more advanced stage of glaucoma with obvious optic nerve damage. We report a patient who was found to have PPRS in one eye during a routine physical examination without obvious glaucoma symptoms. Further examination revealed glaucomatous visual field loss and retinal nerve fiber layer defects in the contralateral eye. Case presentation A 55-year-old man presented for a routine physical examination. The anterior segment was normal in both eyes. Fundus examination revealed an elevated and red optic disc in the right eye. In addition, scattered patchy red lesions were seen on the retina on the temporal side of the optic disc. The color and boundary of the left optic disc were normal, and the cup-to-disc ratio was 0.6. Optical coherence tomography showed retinoschisis on the optic nerve head of the right eye throughout the entire circumference, extending to the retina on the temporal side of the optic disc. The intraocular pressure was 18 mmHg OD and 19 mmHg OS. The patient was diagnosed with PPRS (OD). However, no optic disc pit or optic disc coloboma was found. Further examination showed that the visual field of the patient’s right eye was generally normal, while a glaucomatous visual field defect was found in the left eye, which manifested as a nasal step visual field defect. Moreover, stereophotography and a red-free fundus image revealed two retinal nerve fiber layer defects in the supratemporal and infratemporal regions of the retina of the left eye. Continuous intraocular pressure measurement found that the intraocular pressure fluctuated between 18 and 22 mmHg OD and 19–26 mmHg OS during the daytime. Primary open-angle glaucoma was then diagnosed. Conclusions In this case, we found that PPRS was associated with glaucomatous optic nerve changes and visual field defects in the fellow eye.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12886-023-02887-4Peripapillary retinoschisisGlaucomaRetinal nerve fiber layer defectCase report |
| spellingShingle | Wenbo Zhang Tian Tian Liu Yang Glaucomatous optic nerve damage in the contralateral eye of a patient with peripapillary retinoschisis: a case report BMC Ophthalmology Peripapillary retinoschisis Glaucoma Retinal nerve fiber layer defect Case report |
| title | Glaucomatous optic nerve damage in the contralateral eye of a patient with peripapillary retinoschisis: a case report |
| title_full | Glaucomatous optic nerve damage in the contralateral eye of a patient with peripapillary retinoschisis: a case report |
| title_fullStr | Glaucomatous optic nerve damage in the contralateral eye of a patient with peripapillary retinoschisis: a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Glaucomatous optic nerve damage in the contralateral eye of a patient with peripapillary retinoschisis: a case report |
| title_short | Glaucomatous optic nerve damage in the contralateral eye of a patient with peripapillary retinoschisis: a case report |
| title_sort | glaucomatous optic nerve damage in the contralateral eye of a patient with peripapillary retinoschisis a case report |
| topic | Peripapillary retinoschisis Glaucoma Retinal nerve fiber layer defect Case report |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12886-023-02887-4 |
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