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Clinical Case Histology
Case
Histology
Balingbing, Jonas Z.
EYE CASE
A case of a 40year old hypertensive female with complaints of pain and redness with
marked dimness of vision, involving the left eye, for 3 consecutive days. Patients
noted symptoms of headache and nausea. On PE, pertinent findings are ciliary
congestion and shallow anterior chamber on the left eye, with IOP of 69mmHg.
Question: Identify the eye chamber affected in the case, Discuss briefly the eye
drainage system.
Ocular hypertension
Ø Ocular hypertension is a condition where the
pressure in your eyes, or your IOP, is too high.
Ø The utricle contains small calcium crystals. Ø The cause of Meniere's disease is unknown.
These help you to sense motion. Sometimes Symptoms of Meniere's disease appear to be the
these crystals detach from the utricle and land result of an abnormal amount of fluid (endolymph)
in one of the semicircular canals. Then the in the inner ear.
canals may send the wrong signals to the brain,
especially when the crystals move. This Ø Factors that affect the fluid, which might
confuses the brain and leads to BPPV contribute to Meniere's disease, include:
symptoms.
• Improper fluid drainage
Ø Anything that dislodges the crystals from the • Abnormal immune response
utricle can cause BPPV. Having a past head • Viral infection
injury is a major cause. • Genetic predisposition
Reference
● https://www.glaucoma.org/gleams/high-eye-pressure-and-
glaucoma.php
● https://www.allaboutvision.com/conditions/glaucoma-2-
cause.htm
● https://www.vsp.com/eyewear-wellness/eye-health/the-
causes-of-hypertension
● https://www.healthline.com/health/peripheral-vertigo#types
● https://www.cedars-sinai.org/health-library/diseases-and-
conditions/b/benign-paroxysmal-positional-vertigo.html
● https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/menieres-
disease/symptoms-causes/syc-20374910
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