title: Retinitis pigmentosa with concomitant essential iris atrophy and glaucoma - case report.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report a case of a young patient with retinitis pigmentosa (RP), essential iris atrophy, and glaucoma.
  
  
  METHODS
  This report presents a case of a 22-year-old female patient with unilateral glaucoma, increased intraocular pressure, increased cup-disc ratio, iris atrophy, peripheral anterior synechiae, and bilateral RP.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The patient presented glaucoma due to the iridocorneal endothelial syndrome, despite low age. RP is a bilateral disorder that may be associated with angle-closure glaucoma.
authors.affiliation: Piedade Municipal Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ; Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ; Estacio de Sá University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Sérgio Henrique Sampaio
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Meirelles
authors.affiliation: Piedade Municipal Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Aline Sá
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Barreto
authors.affiliation: Piedade Municipal Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ; Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Eduardo Scaldini
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Buscacio
authors.affiliation: Piedade Municipal Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ; Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ; Ocular Ultrasound Department, Clinical Hospital of the University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Elke
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Shinzato
authors.affiliation: Piedade Municipal Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Lia Florim
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Patrão
authors.affiliation: Piedade Municipal Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Mauro Sérgio
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: de Oliveira Silva
keywords: ICE syndrome; ocular hypertension; retinal degeneration; secondary glaucoma