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Acute angle-closure glaucoma concurrent with COVID 19 infection; case report.

Sedat ÖzmenNilgun Ozkan AksoyBurcin CakirGürsoy Alagöz
Published in: European journal of ophthalmology (2022)
Hyponatremia is the most common electrolyte disorder in COVID 19 infection. Hyponatremia may cause an angle-closure attack in patients with shallow anterior chamber angles.Therefore, one should be aware of the possibility of angle-closure glaucoma in patients who develop hyponatremia due to COVID 19 disease. Suspected patients should be referred to the ophthalmology department.
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