SCHWARTZ-MATSUO SYNDROME

Course overview

SCHWARTZ-MATSUO SYNDROME IS A RARE OCULAR CONDITION CHARACTERIZED BY A TRIAD OF RHEGMATOGENOUS RETINAL DETACHMENT, AQUEOUS CELLS IN THE ANTERIOR CHAMBER, AND ELEVATED INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE. SCHWARTZ-MATSUO SYNDROME PRESENTS WITH SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS RELATED TO RETINAL DETACHMENT AND INCREASED INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE, INCLUDING UNILATERAL EYE PAIN, BLURRY VISION, FLOATERS, AND DECREASED VISUAL ACUITY THAT CAN LEAD TO VISION LOSS UNLESS PROMPTLY EVALUATED AND TREATED. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE ETIOLOGY, EVALUATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH SCHWARTZ-MATSUO SYNDROME AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN CARING FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.