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Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana
Print version ISSN 1814-5469On-line version ISSN 2308-0531
Abstract
MAQUERA, Diego José Mamani and DAVALOS, Nahuel Pantoja. Ghost Cell Glaucoma: Clinical Case. Rev. Fac. Med. Hum. [online]. 2023, vol.23, n.1, pp.121-125. Epub Jan 25, 2023. ISSN 1814-5469. http://dx.doi.org/10.25176/rfmh.v23i1.5061.
Introduction:
Ghost cell glaucoma (GCG) is a rare secondary open angle glaucoma, in which there is a sustained increase in intraocular pressure (IOP) due to obstruction of the trabecular meshwork (TM) due to the passage of ghost cells (GC) from the vitreous into the anterior chamber, after a vitreous hemorrhage (VH).
Clinical Case:
We present the case of a male patient with a history of vitreous hemorrhage and sustained IOP elevation in the right eye (RE). Medical treatment was insufficient, for this reason surgical treatment was required. Postoperative evolution was advantageous.
Conclusion:
This pathology should prefer the differential diagnosis of traumatic glaucomas, correlating high clinical suspicion and histological confirmation.
Keywords : Glaucoma; ghost cells; intraocular pressure (Source: MeSH - NLM)..