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Year : 2014  |  Volume : 62  |  Issue : 12  |  Page : 1165-1167

Oseltamivir (Tamiflu)-induced bilateral acute angle closure glaucoma and transient myopia


Department of Ophthalmology, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea

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Dr. Ji Woong Lee
Department of Ophthalmology, Pusan National University School of Medicine, 1-10, Ami-Dong, Seo-Ku, Busan 602-739
Korea
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Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None


DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.109531

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A 27-year-old woman developed bilateral acute angle closure glaucoma (AACG) and transient myopia after taking oseltamivir for four days. On the fourth day, she received systemic and topical intraocular pressure (IOP)-lowering agents, and IOP decreased in both eyes. However, her visual acuity was unchanged. A myopic shift of -5.25 D OD and -5.0 D OS was estimated to have occurred in the acute phase. A-scan ultrasonography and Pentacam showed markedly shallow anterior chambers and increased lens thickness. Ultrasound biomicroscopy revealed an annular ciliochoroidal effusion with forward displacement of the lens-iris diaphragm. Ciliochoroidal effusion and transient myopia were resolved after discontinuation of oseltamivir.


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