Anterior scleritis, scleral thinning, and intraocular pressure measurement.
We report a case of unilateral glaucoma with falsely low intraocular pressure reading as a result of scleral thinning from anterior scleritis.
Nessim
Maged
M
Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre, Birmingham, UK.
Kyprianou
Ioannis
I
Kumar
Vinod
V
Murray
Philip I
PI
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018450:Disease Progression; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D005480:Flurbiprofen / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012590:Sclera / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D015423:Scleritis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014065:Tonometry, Ocular; D014463:Ultrasonography
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D005480:Flurbiprofen; D011239:Prednisolone; D008775:Methylprednisolone