Bilateral angle closure glaucoma following snake bite.
Snake venoms are complex heterogenous poisons with multiple effects. Ocular complications with snake bite are rare. This report describes two cases which developed bilateral acute angle closure glaucoma following snake bite. There was complete recovery in the two patients following timely diagnosis and treatment.
Srinivasan
Renuka
R
Department of Ophthalmology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry 605 006, India.
Kaliaperumal
Subashini
S
Dutta
T K
TK
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000997:Antivenins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D015812:Glaucoma, Angle-Closure / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007498:Iris / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D012909:Snake Bites / Q000150:complications*; D012910:Snake Venoms / Q000633:toxicity*
D000997:Antivenins; D012910:Snake Venoms