Acute bilateral angle closure glaucoma induced by methazolamide

Ahmad A Aref,1,2 Fouad E Sayyad,2 Bernadete Ayres,2 Richard K Lee21Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 2Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, University of Illinois at Chicago School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USAPurpose: To report a case of bilateral acut...

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Autores principales:	Aref AA, Sayyad FE, Ayres B, Lee RK
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Publicado:	Dove Medical Press 2013
Materias:	Ophthalmology RE1-994
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:9c910e8d825743f19c27d2d8454d8cc02021-12-02T01:29:21ZAcute bilateral angle closure glaucoma induced by methazolamide1177-54671177-5483https://doaj.org/article/9c910e8d825743f19c27d2d8454d8cc02013-02-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.dovepress.com/acute-bilateral-angle-closure-glaucoma-induced-by-methazolamide-a12181https://doaj.org/toc/1177-5467https://doaj.org/toc/1177-5483Ahmad A Aref,1,2 Fouad E Sayyad,2 Bernadete Ayres,2 Richard K Lee21Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 2Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, University of Illinois at Chicago School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USAPurpose: To report a case of bilateral acute myopia and angle closure glaucoma after ingestion of methazolamide.Methods: An interventional case report of a 70-year-old male who developed bilateral, acute myopia and angle closure glaucoma after ingesting methazolamide tablets for the treatment of normal tension glaucoma.Results: Bilateral anterior chamber shallowing associated with ciliary body edema, supraciliary effusions, and shallow posterior choroidal effusions were documented with slit-lamp photography and high-frequency ultrasonography. Near complete resolution of these signs after discontinuation of methazolamide were also documented.Conclusion: Methazolamide may be associated with secondary myopia and angle closure glaucoma. Discontinuation of methazolamide leads to resolution of this process, as documented by slit-lamp photography and high-frequency ultrasonography.Keywords: glaucoma, glaucoma pharmacology, angle closure glaucomaAref AASayyad FEAyres BLee RKDove Medical PressarticleOphthalmologyRE1-994ENClinical Ophthalmology, Vol 2013, Iss default, Pp 279-282 (2013)
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spellingShingle	Ophthalmology RE1-994 Aref AA Sayyad FE Ayres B Lee RK Acute bilateral angle closure glaucoma induced by methazolamide
description	Ahmad A Aref,1,2 Fouad E Sayyad,2 Bernadete Ayres,2 Richard K Lee21Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 2Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, University of Illinois at Chicago School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USAPurpose: To report a case of bilateral acute myopia and angle closure glaucoma after ingestion of methazolamide.Methods: An interventional case report of a 70-year-old male who developed bilateral, acute myopia and angle closure glaucoma after ingesting methazolamide tablets for the treatment of normal tension glaucoma.Results: Bilateral anterior chamber shallowing associated with ciliary body edema, supraciliary effusions, and shallow posterior choroidal effusions were documented with slit-lamp photography and high-frequency ultrasonography. Near complete resolution of these signs after discontinuation of methazolamide were also documented.Conclusion: Methazolamide may be associated with secondary myopia and angle closure glaucoma. Discontinuation of methazolamide leads to resolution of this process, as documented by slit-lamp photography and high-frequency ultrasonography.Keywords: glaucoma, glaucoma pharmacology, angle closure glaucoma
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title	Acute bilateral angle closure glaucoma induced by methazolamide
title_short	Acute bilateral angle closure glaucoma induced by methazolamide
title_full	Acute bilateral angle closure glaucoma induced by methazolamide
title_fullStr	Acute bilateral angle closure glaucoma induced by methazolamide
title_full_unstemmed	Acute bilateral angle closure glaucoma induced by methazolamide
title_sort	acute bilateral angle closure glaucoma induced by methazolamide
publisher	Dove Medical Press
publishDate	2013
url	https://doaj.org/article/9c910e8d825743f19c27d2d8454d8cc0
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Acute bilateral angle closure glaucoma induced by methazolamide

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