title: Posterior scleritis presenting as unilateral secondary angle-closure glaucoma.
abstract: The following is a case report of a 19-year-old male who presented with unilateral acute angle-closure glaucoma. Posterior scleritis was diagnosed based on clinical features and ultrasound B-scan. The acute angle closure attack and exudative retinal detachment completely resolved with use of oral corticosteroids.
authors.affiliation: Bombay City Eye Institute and Research Centre, Mumbai, India. reemjain@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Sunil S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: Prasan
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Kulin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kothari
authors.forename: Deepak
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bhatt
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jain
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D015812:Glaucoma, Angle-Closure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015423:Scleritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014463:Ultrasonography