Exudative retinal detachment in familial pulmonary hypertension

Acta Ophthalmol (Copenh). 1991 Dec;69(6):805-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1991.tb02066.x.

Abstract

In a family with pulmonary hypertension, one woman developed bilateral exudative retinal detachments and her daughter developed a unilateral exudative retinal detachment during pregnancy. Treatment with Acetazolamide provided quick recovery in the bilateral case, whereas the unilateral exudative detachment recovered without treatment after delivery. Exudative retinal detachments have not previously been associated with pulmonary hypertension.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acetazolamide / therapeutic use
  • Adult
  • Female
  • Fluorescein Angiography
  • Fundus Oculi
  • Humans
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary / drug therapy
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary / genetics*
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary / pathology
  • Intraocular Pressure
  • Middle Aged
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications / drug therapy
  • Retinal Detachment / drug therapy
  • Retinal Detachment / genetics*
  • Retinal Detachment / pathology
  • Visual Acuity

Substances

  • Acetazolamide