Open AccessAssociation between hypertriglyceridemia and open angle glaucoma: A case report
Author(s) -
Mayuri Khamar,
Arpita Sthapak,
D Vijayevarshcini,
Priyanka Patel
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/ijo.ijo_1618_18
Subject(s) - medicine , glaucoma , open angle glaucoma , hypertriglyceridemia , ophthalmology , association (psychology) , optometry , cholesterol , philosophy , triglyceride , epistemology
Hypertriglyseridemia is a metabolic disorder that can cause vascular dysfucntion and be causally associated with glaucoma. Herein we present the case of a 16-year-old boy with hypertriglyseridemia with open-angle glaucoma.