Concurrence of iridocorneal endothelial syndrome in a patient with glaucomatocyclitic crisis

• 作者: Jin A Choi Tae Yoon La Yi Ryeung Park
• 来源期刊: 国际眼科杂志：英文版
• 学科: 医学
• 年，卷（期）: 2014,（2）
• 页码范围: 384-386
• 页数: 3页
• 分类号: R775.2

摘要

【正】Dear Sir,Iam Jin A Choi,from the Department of Ophthalmology of St.Vincent Hospital of Suwon,Kyungki-do,South Korea.I write to present a case report of a young female treated with the diagnosis of Posner-Schlossman syndrome for several years,in which she was ultimately proved to have iridocorneal endothelial(ICE)syndrome.Posner-Schlossman syndrome(PS syndrome)is characterized by recurrent attacks of mild anterior uveitis with marked elevation of intraocular pressure(IOP)[1].The exact etiology of this syndrome is not fully established yet.However,the possible role of herpes simplex virus(HSV)is suggested by a study that revealed DNA evidence of the virus in all aqueous specimens of patients during acute attacks in PS syndrome[1,2].ICE is a spectrum of disease that