Oclusion of Upper Ophthalmic Vein – a Case Report
Authors:
M. Káčerik; M. Alexík; B. Lipková
Authors‘ workplace:
Očné oddelenie NsP, Žilina, primár MUDr. Michal Štubňa
Published in:
Čes. a slov. Oftal., 65, 2009, No. 4, p. 147-149
Overview
Thrombosis of upper ophthalmic vein is both rare and serious pathologic event. Authors present a case of isolated unilateral upper ophthalmic vein thrombosis in 76- year-old woman, who despite treatment ended with amaurosis and secondary neovascular glaucoma. In differential diagnosis authors focused on searching for inflammatory process of orbit with adjacent structures as well as local and general causes leading to venous thrombosis. None of these were proven; it was a rare case of a patient with isolated upper ophthalmic vein thrombosis.
Key words:
upper ophthalmic vein, thrombosis, orbit
Sources
1. Berenholz et al.: Superior Ophthalmic Vein Thrombosis: Complication of Ethmoidal Rhinosinusitis Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg., 124, 1998; 95–97.
2. Chandler: Langergrunnner & Stevens laryngoscope, 80, 1970; 1414–1428.
3. Peyster, R.G., Savino, P.J., Hoover, E.D. et al.: Differential diagnosis of the enlarged superior ophthalmic vein. J Comput Assist Tomogr., 1984; 8:103–107.
4. Otradovec, J.: Choroby očnice. Avicenum, Praha 1986; 23, 209–218.
5. Rootman, J.: Diseases of the Orbit. LWW, 2002; 455–506.
6. Shankar, Noonan, Mathew et al.: Thyroid eye disease: an unusual presentation. Brit J Ophthalmol., 87, 2003; 7: 923–924.
7. Younis, R.T., Anand, V.K., Davidson, B.: The role of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in patients with sinusitis with complications. Laryngoscope. 112, 2002; 2: 224–9.
Labels
OphthalmologyArticle was published in
Czech and Slovak Ophthalmology
2009 Issue 4
Most read in this issue
- Retinal and Macular Changes after Surgical Treatment of Retinal Detachment
- Malignant Masquerade Syndromes
- Oclusion of Upper Ophthalmic Vein – a Case Report
- Endophtalmitis after Injury with Intraocular Foreign Body in Posterior Segment of the Eye