ALLMedicine Acute Angle-closure Glaucoma Center

Feb 8th, 2020 - Theoretically, benzodiazepines (BZDs) can narrow the iridocorneal angle and induce acute angle-closure glaucoma (AACG). However, little evidence exists regarding this association. The objective of this study was to assess whether the use of BZDs i...

Aug 6th, 2019 - To assess bioactive transforming growth factor-β2 (TGFβ2) and secreted frizzled-related protein-1 (SFRP1) levels in aqueous humor (AH) of different types of glaucoma. AH samples were obtained immediately before ophthalmic surgery with a 27-gauge n...

Jul 24th, 2019 - Gabapentin and its derivatives have numerous indications and are commonly prescribed medications. In this article, we provide evidence of a link between gabapentinoid use and incidence of acute angle-closure glaucoma. Gabapentinoids, such as gabap...

Jul 21st, 2019 - Rare cause of acute angle-closure glaucoma in an elderly man.|2019|Mendonca TM,Sreedharan S,Rodrigues GR,Vala M,|complications,diagnosis,diagnostic imaging,diagnosis,etiology,methods,

Jun 30th, 2019 - To report a case of bilateral angle-closure associated with systemic hantavirus infection. A 32-year-old Caucasian man was referred with blurred vision, fever, cough, dyspnea and thrombocytopenia. Ophthalmologic examination revealed myopic shift, ...

May 28th, 2020 - Isopto® Carpine is indicated for the: Isopto Carpine is a muscarinic cholinergic agonist indicated for: The reduction of elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension. (1.1) The management of acute...

Mar 25th, 2020 - For adjunctive treatment of: edema due to congestive heart failure; drug-induced edema; centrencephalic epilepsies (petit mal, unlocalized seizures); chronic simple (open-angle) glaucoma, secondary glaucoma, and preoperatively in acute angle-closu...

Mar 15th, 2020 - For adjunctive treatment of: edema due to congestive heart failure; drug-induced edema; centrencephalic epilepsies (petit mal, unlocalized seizures); chronic simple (open-angle) glaucoma, secondary glaucoma, and preoperatively in acute angle-closu...

Feb 27th, 2020 - For adjunctive treatment of: edema due to congestive heart failure; drug-induced edema; centrencephalic epilepsies (petit mal, unlocalized seizures); chronic simple (open-angle) glaucoma, secondary glaucoma, and preoperatively in acute angle-closu...

Feb 16th, 2020 - Methazolamide tablets are indicated in the treatment of ocular conditions where lowering intraocular pressure is likely to be of therapeutic benefit, such as chronic open-angle glaucoma, secondary glaucoma, and preoperatively in acute angle-closur...

Feb 24th, 2016 - (Reuters Health) - Serious eye problems like retinal detachment can come on suddenly and require immediate care, but few people are aware of these conditions, much less how they're treated, a small U.S. study finds. Of more than 200 patients surve...

Feb 24th, 2016 - (Reuters Health) – Serious eye problems like retinal detachment can come on suddenly and require immediate care, but few people are aware of these conditions much less how they’re treated, a small U.S. study finds. Of more than 200 patients survey...

Abstract The main symptoms of acute primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) include pain in the head and/or the eyes in addition to the characteristic halo and blurred vision. When loss of vision is accompanied by such pain, PACG is usually suspecte...

Abstract and Introduction Abstract Introduction: Topiramate is a sulphonamide derivative indicated in the treatment of epilepsy and migraine. A known adverse affect is an idiosyncratic reaction that results in angle-closure glaucoma. We describe a...