title: Unusual case of bilateral angle closure glaucoma.
abstract: Bilateral angle closure glaucoma is a rare ocular emergency which can be a potentially blinding condition. A case of 72 years male, who developed headache and vomiting after five days of demise of his mother followed by blurring of vision. He was taken to the general hospital where all the routine tests and CT Scan head failed to reveal the cause. After two days of admission, patient was referred for ophthalmic consultation. On ocular examination he was diagnosed as a case of bilateral angle closure glaucoma. After two hours of treatment patient was comfortable with normal intraocular pressure and reasonably good vision.
authors.affiliation: B.P. Koirala Lions center for Ophthalmic studies, Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal.
authors.forename: Madhu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thapa
authors.affiliation: B.P. Koirala Lions center for Ophthalmic studies, Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal.
authors.forename: Safal
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khanal
authors.affiliation: B.P. Koirala Lions center for Ophthalmic studies, Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal.
authors.forename: Prajwal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: B.P. Koirala Lions center for Ophthalmic studies, Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal.
authors.forename: Gulsan Bahadhur
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Shrestha
authors.affiliation: B.P. Koirala Lions center for Ophthalmic studies, Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal.
authors.forename: Ananda Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015812:Glaucoma, Angle-Closure / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions