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Retinitis pigmentosa with concomitant essential iris atrophy and glaucoma - case report
Sérgio Henrique Sampaio Meirelles1, Aline Sá Barreto2, Eduardo Scaldini Buscacio3
1Piedade Municipal Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ; Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ; Estacio de Sá University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Purpose:
To report a case of a young patient with retinitis pigmentosa (RP), essential iris atrophy, and glaucoma.
Case Report:
This report presents a case of a 22-year-old female patient with unilateral glaucoma, increased intraocular pressure, increased cup-disc ratio, iris atrophy, peripheral anterior synechiae, and bilateral RP.
Discussion:
The patient presented glaucoma due to the iridocorneal endothelial syndrome, despite low age. RP is a bilateral disorder that may be associated with angle-closure glaucoma.
