Peripheral vascular disease - a new vascular disease associated with normal tension glaucoma: a case report.
Abstract
Normal-tension glaucoma is known as a multifactorial optic neuropathy. A number of lines of evidence suggested that vascular factors played a significant role in the development of normal-tension glaucoma. The mechanisms underlying the abnormal ocular blood flow in normal-tension glaucoma are still not clear. Peripheral vascular disease seems to be associated with glaucoma populations independent of other cardiovascular risk factors. We found this presentation, for the first time, to our knowledge, as another probable vascular abnormality related to our patient with normal-tension glaucoma, although it is necessary to confirm its pathological effect in future studies. Our patient was a 48-year-old Spanish man without any personal and family history of interest except for circulatory problems of the lower limbs with repetitive ulcers at the frontal and lateral aspects of his legs. His chief complaint was vision loss when he came to consult us. In exploration, his best corrected visual acuity was 20/20 in both eyes; initial intraocular pressure in the right eye was 14-16 mmHg and in the left eye was 16-18 mmHg, with a mild sclerosis of the lens in slit-lamp examination. No inflammation or pigmented lesion was detected in the ante...Continue Reading
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