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Abstract #6119 Published in IGR 2-2
Acute closure-angle glaucoma after treatment with ipratropium bromide and salbutamol aerosols
De Saint Jean M; Bourcier T; Borderie V; Moldovan M; Touzeau O; Laroche LJournal Français d'Ophtalmologie 2000; 23: 603-605
The authors report a case of acute angle-closure glaucoma in a patient treated with bronchodilator nebulization. An 82-year-old man with chronic obstructive bronchopathy was treated for acute respiratory decompensation with salbutamol and ipratropium bromide aerosols. Twenty-four hours after beginning the treatment, the patient developed acute angle-closure glaucoma which resolved rapidly with the appropriate treatment. This case emphasizes the importance of precautionary measures (waterproof glasses and inhalation masks). In addition, patients with a high risk of angle-closure glaucoma should be detected prior to prescribing bronchodilating aerosols.
Dr. T. Bourcier, Service 5, CHNO des Quinze-Vingts, 28 rue de Charenton, 75571 Paris Cedex 12, France
Classification:
9.3.1 Acute primary angle closure glaucoma (pupillary block) (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.3 Primary angle closure glaucomas)
