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An Unusual Case of Pigmentary Glaucoma.(Brief Article)

Review of Optometry

| July 15, 2001 | NG, BONNIE Y.; KABAT, ALAN G. | COPYRIGHT 2001 Jobson Medical Information LLC. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

A routine exam of an elderly black female reveals glaucoma from atypical pigment dispersion syndrome.

An 81-year-old black female presented complaining of blurred vision at both distance and near in her left eye. She reported no significant ocular history. Her medical history was positive for hypertension, which she controlled with Norvasc (amlodipine besylate) and hydrochlorothiazide. She reported no known drug allergies, and her family ocular and medical history was unremarkable.

Diagnostic Data

Best-corrected visual acuity was 20/40 O.D., 20/70 O.S. Confrontation visual fields were full in the right eye, but revealed an inferior nasal defect ...

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