Glaucoma Facogénico

Abstract

The case presented was taken, as the subject of study because facogénico glaucoma, currently affects about three percent of the world population as reported by the WHO, about 2% of the population suffers from glaucoma. The risk increases significantly with age.

The following case is a patient female, 49 years old, married, mixed race, farmer, with a history of hypertension diagnosed 5 years treated with Enalapril 20 mg orally every day and cataract surgery and lens placement intraocular right eye made 2 years ago. Patient reported that since about 1 year ago has decreased visual acuity, without apparent cause this problem 5 months ago becomes more apparent to lose the sight in his left eye, the picture is accompanied by eye pain, holocraneana headache of moderate intensity. Physical examination leucocorea, transparent cornea, conjunctival hyperemia light cilium, in the left eye, IOP is evident: 24.0 mmHg; ocular Ultrasound applied retina, clean vitreous cavity in the left eye. Elective surgery is performed crystalline extra capsular extraction and placement of intraocular lens left eye without complications.

Currently patients with underlying disease treatment and follow-up outpatient ophthalmology.