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. 2004 Dec;27(10):1150-2.
doi: 10.1016/s0181-5512(04)96285-7.

[Anterior uveitis and topical brimonidine: a case report]

[Article in French]
L Velasque  1 , F Ducousso, L Pernod, R Vignal, V Deral
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[Anterior uveitis and topical brimonidine: a case report]

[Article in French]
L Velasque et al. J Fr Ophtalmol. 2004 Dec.

Abstract

We report the case of a 66-year-old patient treated for 13 months with brimonidine, who presented granulomatous anterior uveitis associated with an increase in intraocular pressure, allergic conjunctivitis and blepharitis in both eyes. No ocular or general cause for uveitis was found. The uveitis responded rapidly to cessation of brimonidine. This report illustrates that anterior uveitis can occur when brimonidine is used after approximately 1 year of treatment. Physicians must be informed of this side effect even though it is rare, with only four similar cases having been described in the literature.

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