Glaucoma Quiz: Ace Your Exams

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A 42-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with acute-onset, right-sided eye pain. She was in a movie theater when she suddenly experienced severe pain in the right eye and associated blurry vision. Past medical history is notable for hypertension, for which she takes amlodipine. She smokes 1-2 cigarettes per day and does not consume alcohol or illicit substances. Review of the medical record shows the patient’s most recent hemoglobin A1C was 5.7% (reference range: ≤ 6%). Ophthalmologic examination is notable for the following finding:

 
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The right pupil is unresponsive to light. Bilateral retina are successfully visualized, and increased optic nerve cupping is observed in the right eye. Which of the following is the most likely cause of this patient’s clinical condition?

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