Acute Onset Myopia and Angle Closure Glaucoma after Topiramate Administration
Topiramate is a new anti-convulsant which is used for the prophylaxis of migraine and cluster headache. We report a 17 year old male with bilateral induced acute onset myopia and secondary angle closure glaucoma following topiramate intake. In cases of bilateral acute angle closure glaucoma and indu...
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| description | Topiramate is a new anti-convulsant which is used for the prophylaxis of migraine and cluster headache. We report a 17 year old male with bilateral induced acute onset myopia and secondary angle closure glaucoma following topiramate intake. In cases of bilateral acute angle closure glaucoma and induced myopia, drug induced ciliary body rotation should be excluded. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7aa42d5ca1764e90a4e4a53c0dfb842e2025-08-20T03:52:52ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsDelhi Journal of Ophthalmology0972-02002454-27842011-01-01213383910.4103/0972-0200.376620Acute Onset Myopia and Angle Closure Glaucoma after Topiramate AdministrationNidhi VermaAshok KumarTopiramate is a new anti-convulsant which is used for the prophylaxis of migraine and cluster headache. We report a 17 year old male with bilateral induced acute onset myopia and secondary angle closure glaucoma following topiramate intake. In cases of bilateral acute angle closure glaucoma and induced myopia, drug induced ciliary body rotation should be excluded.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/0972-0200.376620 |
| spellingShingle | Nidhi Verma Ashok Kumar Acute Onset Myopia and Angle Closure Glaucoma after Topiramate Administration Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology |
| title | Acute Onset Myopia and Angle Closure Glaucoma after Topiramate Administration |
| title_full | Acute Onset Myopia and Angle Closure Glaucoma after Topiramate Administration |
| title_fullStr | Acute Onset Myopia and Angle Closure Glaucoma after Topiramate Administration |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acute Onset Myopia and Angle Closure Glaucoma after Topiramate Administration |
| title_short | Acute Onset Myopia and Angle Closure Glaucoma after Topiramate Administration |
| title_sort | acute onset myopia and angle closure glaucoma after topiramate administration |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/0972-0200.376620 |
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