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Parag Vishwakarma1, Ganesh V Raman, P Sathyan
1Glaucoma Services, Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore-641014, India.
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
|August 25, 2009
Abstract:
Drug-induced secondary angle closure is quite common and in the majority of cases simply stopping the medication leads to rapid reversal of the condition and resolution of glaucoma. We describe here a patient who presented with secondary angle closure glaucoma and myopia following mefenamic acid ingestion which was managed successfully by stopping the medication, symptomatic treatment and reassurance.
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