EALES DISEASE- A RARE ENTITY FOR SUDDEN LOSS OF VISION
Journal Title: PARIPEX-Indian Journal of Research - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 11
Abstract
INTRODUCTION : eales disease ia an idiopathic obliterative vasculopathy that usually involves the peripheral retina of young adults. The frequency with which it is encountered makes eales disease a formidable diagnostic challenge. CASE HISTORY : a 34 year old male consulted his primary physician at pes for sudden onset of blurring of vision in his left eye while working on his computer. Vision loss was complete with sensation of floaters,specks,zig zac lines. It was not associated with headache, limb weakness, loss of consciousness. His vitals were stable. Carotid pulsations were normal.no other neurocutaneous lesion of neurofibroma, arterial sclerosis, angioid streaks in pseudoxanthoma elasticum.no features suggestive of retinitis pigmentosa as in ataxic telanectasia.no historyof diabetes or hypertension.family history not significant. He was referred to shankara nethralaya (chennai). He underwent vision testing with fundus fluorescent angiography, which revealed peripheral retinal vessel sclerosis with constriction and vitreous haemorrhage.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr Polam Harshitha Reddy, Dr Niharika Puligundla, Dr Reddy Bhargav, Dr Suganeswari, Dr N Nagarajan
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP455997
- DOI -
- Views 75
- Downloads 0
Reproductive Health Status of Young Adult Women
Reproductive health care is defined as the constellation of methods, techniques and services that contribute to reproductive health and well being by preventing and solving reproductive health problems. Women are particu...
EALES DISEASE- A RARE ENTITY FOR SUDDEN LOSS OF VISION
INTRODUCTION : eales disease ia an idiopathic obliterative vasculopathy that usually involves the peripheral retina of young adults. The frequency with which it is encountered makes eales disease a formidable diagnostic...
EVIDENCE OF GENETIC INSTABILITIES AMONG WOMEN WITH POLYCYSTIC OVARIAN SYNDROME AND INFERTILITY
PCOS is one of the most common endocrinopathies. It occurs in 4-8% of women during their reproductive years. Infertility in PCOS patients was related to the effect of follicular fluid's oxidative stress levels on the mei...
Internal Triggers of Impulse Buying Behaviour in Customers – An Empirical Study
Many studies on impulse buying more or less directly concern antecedents of an impulse purchase. The Consumption Impulse Formation Enactment (CIFE) model developed by Dholakia (2000) states that there are three anteceden...
FETOMATERNAL HEMORRHAGE
The placenta acts as natural barrier that prevents significant sensitization of the fetal and maternal red cells. Fetomaternal haemorrhage is a rare complication when this barrier is disrupted. The alloimmunization resul...