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Topiramate, a sulpha-based medication used in the treatment of migraine, has been documented as causing choroidal effusions, transient myopia and acute secondary angle closure glaucoma. We would like to report a case demonstrating these adverse effects and underscore the utility of ultrasound biomicroscopy in diagnosis and management.
Department of Ophthalmology, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA.
Full article9.4.5.5 Other (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.4 Glaucomas associated with other ocular and systemic disorders > 9.4.5 Glaucomas associated with disorders of the retina, choroid and vitreous)
6.12 Ultrasonography and ultrasound biomicroscopy (Part of: 6 Clinical examination methods)
9.3.1 Acute primary angle closure glaucoma (pupillary block) (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.3 Primary angle closure glaucomas)