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Blurred vision during sexual arousal associated with narrow-angle glaucoma
1New York University School of Medicine, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, New York, USA.
Purpose:
To describe three women with narrow-angle glaucoma who had transient blurred vision during sexual arousal.
Method:
Case reports.
Results:
Three women, aged 37, 45, and 55 years, were seen with bilateral narrow-angle glaucoma and were treated with bilateral laser iridotomy. In each patient, additional surgery was required to control the glaucoma. After establishing a rapport with her physician, each patient described transient blurred vision, from a few minutes to several hours in duration, which began during sexual arousal. This symptom resolved after peripheral iridotomy and, in one patient, after laser iridoplasty.
Conclusion:
The association of transient blurred vision with sexual activity may delay presentation of patients with symptomatic narrow-angle glaucoma.