{Reference Type}: Journal Article
{Title}: Suspicious eyes - Elvis's glaucoma battle.
{Author}: Zegers RH;Liu KC;Heutink J;Tennant F;Weinreb RN;
{Journal}: J Med Biogr
{Volume}: 0
{Issue}: 0
{Year}: 2024 Aug 16
暂无{DOI}: 10.1177/09677720241273624
{Abstract}: Elvis Presley (1935-1977) is an iconic figure in modern pop culture. Although many of his medical conditions have been the subject of extensive speculation, less is known about his ophthalmological problems, including steroid-induced glaucoma caused by a life-long use of steroids, both prescribed and self-administered, and secondary angle closure glaucoma most likely due to anterior uveitis. Further, he had an episode of acute angle closure glaucoma in 1971 that was treated with a subconjunctival injection of a mydriatic agent or, less likely, a paracentesis combined with an iridotomy. David Meyer, MD, was Presley's main ophthalmologist from 1971 until the latter's death in 1977.