Drug-induced Angle-Closure Glaucoma

Drug-induced angle-closure glaucoma is an important entity for the ophthalmologist as well as the general physician as it represents a preventable cause of potential blindness. This brief review highlights the fact that a high index of suspicion, in a susceptible individual followed by confirmation...

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Autores principales: Khurana, Aruj K, Khurana, Bhawna, Khurana, Ashok K
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers 2012
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5159452/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27990064
http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10008-1100
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description Drug-induced angle-closure glaucoma is an important entity for the ophthalmologist as well as the general physician as it represents a preventable cause of potential blindness. This brief review highlights the fact that a high index of suspicion, in a susceptible individual followed by confirmation on appropriate imaging modality (UBM, ultrasound or anterior segment OCT) can alleviate the threat to sight and also help to institute appropriate therapy.
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spelling pubmed-51594522016-12-16 Drug-induced Angle-Closure Glaucoma Khurana, Aruj K Khurana, Bhawna Khurana, Ashok K J Curr Glaucoma Pract Review Article Drug-induced angle-closure glaucoma is an important entity for the ophthalmologist as well as the general physician as it represents a preventable cause of potential blindness. This brief review highlights the fact that a high index of suspicion, in a susceptible individual followed by confirmation on appropriate imaging modality (UBM, ultrasound or anterior segment OCT) can alleviate the threat to sight and also help to institute appropriate therapy. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers 2012 2012-10-16 /pmc/articles/PMC5159452/ /pubmed/27990064 http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10008-1100 Text en Copyright © 2012; Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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