论文信息 - Idiopathic episcleral venous engorgement

Idiopathic episcleral venous engorgement

Department of Retina and Departmentof Glaucoma, Ministry of Health,Ulucanlar Eye Hospital, Ankara, TurkeyE-mail: yasemin_oz@yahoo.comSubmitted: 15 June 2009Revised: 3 August 2009Accepted for publication: 1 September2009Enlarged and engorged external bloodvessels can cause considerable diagnosticdifﬁculty. We report a case where anextensive investigation was needed toexclude signiﬁcant conditions, ultimatelyleading to a diagnosis of an unusual sec-ondary glaucoma.

G. Acaroğlu | M. Y. Teke | Y. Ozdamar | S. Eranil | Ferhan Ural

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