Blurred vision during sexual arousal associated with narrow-angle glaucoma.

Abstract

To describe three women with narrow-angle glaucoma who had transient blurred vision during sexual arousal. Case reports. Three women, aged 37, 45, and 55 years, were seen with bilateral narrow-angle glaucoma and were treated with bilateral laser iridotomy. In each patient, additional surgery was required to control the glaucoma. After establishing a rapport with her physician, each patient described transient blurred vision, from a few minutes to several hours in duration, which began during sexual arousal. This symptom resolved after peripheral iridotomy and, in one patient, after laser iridoplasty. The association of transient blurred vision with sexual activity may delay presentation of patients with symptomatic narrow-angle glaucoma.