Secondary Angle Closure Glaucoma and Malignant Hypertension: A Rare Association

Rengaraj Venkatesh and Srinivasan Kavitha

Aravind Eye Hospital, India

^*Correspondance to: Rengaraj Venkatesh 

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Abstract:

Malignant hypertension often presents with end organ damage. Eyes are usually involved in the form of papilledema and retinopathy. We report a case of secondary angle closure glaucoma associated with malignant hypertension. A previously healthy 30 year old man presented with painful loss of vision in his right eye associated with headache.He had raised intra ocular pressure and shallow anterior chamber in his right eye, and grade four hypertensive retinopathy in both eyes. His blood pressure was 260/180 mm of Hg. There was complete visual recovery with reversal of angle closure once the blood pressure was brought under control.

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Cite the Article:

Venkatesh R, Kavitha S. Secondary Angle Closure Glaucoma and Malignant Hypertension: A Rare Association. Ann Clin Case Rep. 2016; 1: 1194.