Topiramate-induced acute bilateral angle closure and myopia: Pathophysiology and treatment controversies

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 404-409

  Issum, Christopher van ^a   Mavrakanas, Nikolaos ^a   Schutz, James S ^a   Shaarawy, Tarek ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Acute myopia; Anterior segment oct; Bilateral angle closure; Ciliochoroidal effusion; Topiramate

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPENTOLATE; DORZOLAMIDE PLUS TIMOLOL; PILOCARPINE; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID; TOPIRAMATE;

ACCOMMODATION PARALYSIS; ADULT; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ANTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; CASE REPORT; CHEMOSIS; CHOROID DETACHMENT; CILIARY BODY; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EMMETROPIA; EPILEPSY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MYOPIA; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTOPHOBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SLIT LAMP; TONOMETRY; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; ANTICONVULSANTS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FRUCTOSE; GLAUCOMA, ANGLE-CLOSURE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MYOPIA; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 79957878009     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/EJO.2010.5979     Document Type: Review

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