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Case Reports
. 1994 Jan;112(1):67-8.
doi: 10.1001/archopht.1994.01090130077021.

Oral imipramine and acute angle closure glaucoma

R Ritch  1 , T Krupin, C Henry, F Kurata
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Case Reports

Oral imipramine and acute angle closure glaucoma

R Ritch et al. Arch Ophthalmol. 1994 Jan.

Abstract

Objective: To document acute angle closure glaucoma temporally related to ingestion of oral imipramine hydrochloride.

Patients: Four patients with narrow angles received routinely prescribed doses of imipramine that triggered acute angle closure glaucoma.

Outcome: Laser iridotomy was successful in all patients.

Conclusions: Psychoactive drugs should be prescribed cautiously in patients with known narrow angles and should be monitored by an ophthalmologist.

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