An Unusual Case of Unilateral Iridocorneal Endothelial Syndrome with Keratoconus and Secondary Angle Closure Glaucoma: A Case Report

Author:

Raja Vidya1,Gandhi Niyati P.1

Affiliation:

1. Department of Glaucoma Services, Aravind Eye Hospital and Postgraduate Insititute of Ophthalmology, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract

We report an unusual association of unilateral keratoconus–Iridocorneal endothelial syndrome with secondary angle closure glaucoma in a 22-year-old female. The patient was advised glaucoma drainage device as she was a breastfeeding mother with limited options for antiglaucoma medications. This case highlights the ophthalmologists need to look for multiple entities linked to keratoconus.

Publisher

Medknow

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