Neovascular glaucoma as a complication of retinal vasculitis in Crohn disease

PURPOSE: To report a case of neovascular glaucoma as a complication of reti nal vasculitis in Crohn disease, METHODS: Case report with fluorescein angiogram, RESULTS: A 62-year-old man with biopsy-proven Crohn disease presented with bilateral uveitis, bilateral iris new vessels, and neovascular glaucoma in the left eye. Fluorescein angiography revealed signs of retinal vasculitis and capillary nonperfusion in both eyes. CONCLUSION: Crohn disease may be associated with retinal vasculitis and, th us, neovascular glaucoma. A satisfactory result can be achieved by using co rticosteroids to control the retinal vascular inflammation, by applying pan retinal photocoagulation and by controlling the increased intraocular press ure surgically. (C) 2000 by Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.