Certain Glaucoma Patients Showed Suppressed Adrenal Response In Study | OphthalmologyWeb: The Ultimate Online Resource for Ophthalmologists

Wednesday, April 25, 2007

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Patients with ocular hypertension and open-angle glaucoma showed below-normal levels of plasma cortisol in response to intramuscular adrenocorticotropic hormone, a study found. The finding suggests such patients may have a suppressed adrenal gland, the authors said.

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The man in the photo below presents to the ER with severe pain in the right eye that began the same morning. His CT scan is also seen below. He has no previous history of trauma. Which of the following is not true of the situation?
1. The best treatment for this patient is steroids.
2. The most likely cause is frontoethmoidal disease.
3. The process depicted in the CT scan will cause non-axial displacement of the globe.
4. The process can lead to an exudative retinal detachment.
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