Concurrent hyphema and orbital apex syndrome following herpeszoster ophthalmicus in a middle aged lady

• Main Authors: Othman, Khairuddin, Tai, Evelyn Li Min, Mohd Noor, Raja Azmi, Muhammed, Julieana, Ahmad Tajudin, Liza Sharmini, John, Tharakan, Muhd Besari, Alwi, Embong, Zunaina, Ismail, Shatriah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2017
• Subjects: R5-920 Medicine (General); RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry; RE Ophthalmology
• Online Access: http://eprints.usm.my/38481/1/Concurrent_hyphema_and_orbital_apex_syndrome_following.pdf; http://eprints.usm.my/38481/; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5219611/
• Institution: Universiti Sains Malaysia

INTRODUCTION: Hyphema and orbital apex syndrome occurring concurrently in a patient with herpeszoster ophthalmicus have not been reported previously. We present a case with these unique findingsand discuss the pathogenesis of these conditions and their management.PRESENTATION OF CASE: A 59-year-old...