Posner-Schlossman syndrome in an adult Nigerian male

Abstract

A case of Posner-Schlossman syndrome in an adult Nigerian male is reported. The patient presented at the eye clinic of Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital in March 1999 with blurring of vision, seeing halos around light, and redness of the right eye. The intraocular pressure in both eyes was high and there were fine keratic precipitates on the endothelium of the right eye, and glaucomatous optic nerve changes in both eyes. A diagnosis of Posner-Schlossman sydrome was made after repeated episodes of the above symptoms in either the right or the left eye. In the three years the patient was seen for follow up, he had multiple anti-glaucoma drug treatment and three surgeries a trabeculectomy, a cataract extraction with a posterior chamber intraocular lens (IOL) implant and a pars plana vitrectomy (following complications from IOL surgery). In spite of aggressive management, visual acuity in both eyes dropped and cupping of the optic discs continued to increase insidiously.


Key words: Posner-Schlossman syndrome, Nigerian male


Nigerian Journal of Ophthalmology Vol 12 (2) 2004:70-72