Acute myopia and angle closure caused by topiramate, a drug used for prophylaxis of migraine

Autor: Desai Charuta, Ramchandani Suresh, Bhopale Sunil, Ramchandani Sushama
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2006
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Zdroj: Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol 54, Iss 3, Pp 195-197 (2006)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0301-4738
Popis: Acute transient myopia with shallowing of the anterior chamber is a rare idiosyncratic response to many systemic and topical medications, including sulfonamides. Several such cases have been reported in the past, but are less frequently reported in recent times. We report a case of acute progressive myopia and bilateral angle closure due to Topiramate - a drug used for epilepsy and migraine prophylaxis
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