Neovascular glaucoma associated with uveitis.
A 65-year-old white male presented with severe corneal edema in his left aphakic eye. Though he had been wearing a contact lens in that eye, the cause of his corneal edema was found to be neovascular glaucoma. This paper discusses the case and reviews the literature on neovascular glaucoma.
D000368:Aged; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D004487:Edema / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D005123:Eye / Q000098:blood supply*; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D014605:Uveitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology