Unilateral acute angle-closure glaucoma as an unusual presentation of Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada disease: A diagnostic challenge

Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease associated with anterior ischemic optic neuropathy in a young woman presenting as acute angle closure glaucoma

“…VKH can rarely mimic acute angle-closure glaucoma (AACG) due to ciliary body swelling and suprachoroidal fluid accumulation. [ 1 2 ] The visual field defect could not be attributed to glaucomatous damage, as she had presented after a day of developing angle-closure, suggesting possible previous episodes of sub-clinical inflammation of panuveitis. It could be attributed to AION, which though rare, has been reported in patients less than 40 years of age with no vasculopathic risk factors.…”