Journal article
Unsuccessful transscleral cyclophotocoagulation in oculocutaneous albinism
American journal of ophthalmology case reports, Vol.34, 102020
06/2024
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2024.102020
PMCID: PMC10884796
PMID: 38404485
Abstract
To report a case of unsuccessful transscleral cyclophotocoagulation in a patient with OCA1A tyrosinase-negative oculocutaneous albinism.
A 35-year-old Asian female with molecularly diagnosed OCA1A (tyrosinase-negative) oculocutaneous albinism and unilateral severe mixed mechanism glaucoma underwent transscleral cyclophotocoagulation on two separate occasions to treat elevated intraocular pressure. The intraocular pressure remained markedly elevated approximately 1 month following two separate treatments of transscleral cyclophotocoagulation while using high energy settings. The poor efficacy of both cyclophotocoagulation treatments was most likely due to a lack of melanin in the setting of oculocutaneous albinism.
Cyclophotocoagulation in patients with oculocutaneous albinism is less likely to yield a desired lowering of intraocular pressure due to the absence of melanin.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Unsuccessful transscleral cyclophotocoagulation in oculocutaneous albinism
- Creators
- Aaron D. Dotson - University of IowaJohn H. Fingert - University of IowaErin A. Boese - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- American journal of ophthalmology case reports, Vol.34, 102020
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.ajoc.2024.102020
- PMID
- 38404485
- PMCID
- PMC10884796
- NLM abbreviation
- Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep
- ISSN
- 2451-9936
- eISSN
- 2451-9936
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/2024
- Academic Unit
- Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
- Record Identifier
- 9984560424902771
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