Losing sight under pressure.
A non-communicative patient with vascular dementia who was admitted to hospital with non-specific symptoms. Ophthalmic emergencies are rare, however they should be considered as part of a systemic work-up in unexplained non-specific presentations, particularly in patients who are not able to communicate as in the case we present here.
Department of Ophthalmology, Aintree University Teaching Hospitals, Longmoor Lane, Liverpool, UK. andrew.bastawrous@gmail.com
Andrew
A
Bastawrous
Suzanne
S
Southward
Michael
M
Horner
Carmel
C
Noonan
D003142:Communication; D015140:Dementia, Vascular / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D003941:Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmological; D005260:Female; D015812:Glaucoma, Angle-Closure / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D014792:Visual Acuity