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| Year : 2009 | Volume
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| Issue : 5 | Page : 398-400 |
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Mefenamic acid-induced bilateral transient myopia, secondary angle closure glaucoma and choroidal detachment
Parag Vishwakarma, Ganesh V Raman, P Sathyan
Glaucoma Services, Aravind Eye Hospital, Avinashi Road, Coimbatore-641014, India
Correspondence Address:
Ganesh V Raman
Glaucoma Services, Aravind Eye Hospital, Avinashi Road, Coimbatore - 641 014
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.55066
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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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