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Abstract #60709 Published in IGR 16-4

Uveal effusion induced by escitalopram

Arias Palomero A; Infantes Molina EJ; López Arroquia E; Riveira Villalobos L; López Mondéjar E; González Del Valle F
Archivos de la Sociedad EspaƱola de Oftalmologia 2015; 90: 327-330


CASE REPORT: A 73 year-old woman with depression treated with escitalopram developed acute secondary angle closure glaucoma related to uveal effusion after duplicating the drug dose 3 days before. She evolved favorably once the antidepressant treatment was suspended and a new treatment with topical hypotensive therapy and oral prednisone was used. DISCUSSION: The uveal effusion syndrome associated to medicines is rare; it may be associated with acute myopic shift and acute angle closure glaucoma. The correct diagnosis and discontinuation of the drug lead to the resolution of this nosology.

Servicio de Oftalmología, Complejo Hospitalario Mancha Centro, Alcázar de San Juan, Ciudad Real, España.

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Classification:

9.4.5.5 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)



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