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Abstract #105137 Published in IGR 23-2
Drug-induced acute angle closure glaucoma
Masereel M; Bonnet S; Marchand SRevue médicale de Liège 2022; 77: 516-520
Acute angle closure glaucoma is an ophthalmic emergency that can lead to blindness in some cases. The presenting signs are often suggestive, like ocular pain and blurred vision accompanied by headache, nausea and vomiting. These symptoms must be recognized as soon as possible, and the patient must be addressed, urgently, to an ophthalmologist for treatment. Many drugs may lead to an acute angle closure glaucoma in patients with risk factors. This article aims to remind the anatomical risk factors as well as the drugs that may induce an acute angle closure glaucoma. For a better understanding, this article will provide a brief reminder of the pathophysiological mechanism of acute angle closure glaucoma.
Service d'Ophtalmologie, CHR Citadelle, Liège, Belgique.