Weill-Marchesani syndrome with bilateral angle-closure glaucoma
To our knowledge this is the first reported case of cyclopentolate induced bilateral acute angle-closure glaucoma associated with the Weill-Marchesani syndrome without lens subluxation. The diagnosis of Weill-Marchesani syndrome was not initially suspected, and Pilocarpine was used in an attempt to...
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Published in | Journal of pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus Vol. 22; no. 4; pp. 129 - 132 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Thorofare, NJ
Slack
01.07.1985
SLACK INCORPORATED |
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Summary: | To our knowledge this is the first reported case of cyclopentolate induced bilateral acute angle-closure glaucoma associated with the Weill-Marchesani syndrome without lens subluxation. The diagnosis of Weill-Marchesani syndrome was not initially suspected, and Pilocarpine was used in an attempt to break the acute attack. Treatment with Pilocarpine-induced myosis only worsened the glaucoma by causing a severe pupillary block. This case is important because it demonstrates that mid-dilatation and cycloplegia can induce acute glaucoma in patients with the Weill-Marchesani syndrome and points out the importance for considering the diagnosis of Weill-Marchesani syndrome in any case of acute glaucoma in childhood. |
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ISSN: | 0191-3913 1938-2405 |
DOI: | 10.3928/0191-3913-19850701-04 |