Diagnosis and management of secondary glaucoma: Dural fistula and intracranial hypotension

Glaucoma can occur as a secondary disorder in two situations. Firstly, where there is episcleral venous hypertension. In cases of dural fistula the diagnosis is straightforward: presentation, diagnosis and management will be discussed. In other situations the aetiology of episcleral venous hypertens...

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Published in:Acta ophthalmologica (Oxford, England) England), 2024-01, Vol.102 (S279), p.n/a
Main Author: Plant, Gordon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Diagnosis
Fistulae
Glaucoma
Hypertension
Hypotension
Optic nerve
Swelling
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Summary:Glaucoma can occur as a secondary disorder in two situations. Firstly, where there is episcleral venous hypertension. In cases of dural fistula the diagnosis is straightforward: presentation, diagnosis and management will be discussed. In other situations the aetiology of episcleral venous hypertension is controversial, such as the Radius Maumenee syndrome. Secondly there has been recent interest in the importance of the pressure gradient across the lamina cribrosa. The occurrence of papilloedema in cases of low intra‐ocular pressure is well established while glaucomatous optic nerve damage in cases of intra‐cranial hypotension is controversial. The evidence will be reviewed.
ISSN:1755-375X
1755-3768
DOI:10.1111/aos.16490