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Haiying Chen1,2, Robert C A Symons1,2,3, Eleni Mayson4
1Department of Surgery, The University of Melbourne.
Purpose:
To report a case of glaucoma and the inherited red cell membranopathy hereditary spherocytosis diagnosed simultaneously in 2 individuals in a family.
Patient:
A 66-year-old man with normal pressure glaucoma and hereditary spherocytosis.
Results:
This patient presented with a branch retinal vein occlusion, and normal tension glaucoma that was incidentally detected. Further history revealed that the patient's maternal grandmother also had hereditary spherocytosis and glaucoma.
Conclusions:
We hypothesize that glaucoma and hereditary spherocytosis may be associated. Hereditary spherocytosis may be a potential risk factor for glaucoma by causing impaired blood supply to the optic nerve.
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