Bilateral symptomatic angle closure associated with a regular dose of citalopram, an SSRI antidepressant [4]

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1086-1087

  Massaoutis, P ^a   Goh, D ^a   Foster, P J ^a  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; APRACLONIDINE; CITALOPRAM; IMIPRAMINE; LEVOBUNOLOL; MIRTAZEPAM; PILOCARPINE; PREDNISOLONE; RADIOACTIVE IODINE; THYROXINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARGON LASER; BLURRED VISION; CASE REPORT; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; GONIOSCOPY; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROTOXICOSIS; VISUAL ACUITY;

ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, SECOND-GENERATION; CITALOPRAM; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA, ANGLE-CLOSURE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 34547208265     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2006.107185     Document Type: Letter

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