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Abstract #81055 Published in IGR 20-3
Corneal sterile infiltration induced by topical use of ocular hypotensive agent
Manabe Y; Sawada A; Mochizuki KEuropean Journal of Ophthalmology 2019; 0: 1120672119850080
PURPOSE: To report two cases with corneal sterile infiltration presumably due to topical ocular hypotensive agent. METHOD: Case report. RESULTS: Case 1: A 65-year-old man presented with corneal opacity and neovascularization in his left eye. A diagnosis of glaucoma was made 2 years previously, and anti-glaucoma agents were prescribed (brimonidine tartrate, ripasudil hydrochloride hydrate, and brinzolamide) for both eyes. Case 2: A 75-year-old woman noticed corneal opacity in the left eye. A diagnosis of glaucoma was made 35 years previously, and anti-glaucoma agents were prescribed (brimonidine tartrate, 1% dorzolamide, and bimatoprost) for both eyes. In both cases, ocular examination revealed follicular conjunctivitis and blepharitis in both eyes, and corneal sterile infiltration with neovascularization in the left eyes. The three topical drugs were discontinued and replaced with 0.1% fluorometholone. Both the blepharitis and corneal sterile infiltration improved thereafter, although corneal opacity remained across the stromal layer. CONCLUSION: We encountered two cases of corneal and conjunctival complications that were suspected as side effects after brimonidine eye drop use. Special care should be taken to observe the condition of ocular surface when topical brimonidine is administered.
Department of Ophthalmology, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan.
Full articleClassification:
2.2 Cornea (Part of: 2 Anatomical structures in glaucoma)
11.20 Other (Part of: 11 Medical treatment)
