Vision closure

Patients with ocular hypertension or primary open-angle glaucoma typically have a slow, insidious loss of vision. This is contrasted by the course of acute primary angle-closure glaucoma which can lead to rapid vision loss that develops over hours to days. 

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The effects of exposure on the subjects were transient, with complete resolution by 15 min after leaving the chamber. The predominant effects were lacrlmatory, causing Incapacitation due to eye closure and blurred vision lasting several minutes after exposure. Dermal Irritation and rhlnorrhea occurred. One subject had "chest congestion."... 

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Because of the structure of your eyes, it is possible for an angle closure to occur at some other time, when the symptoms may not be recognized and ureatment may not be immediately provided. Such an eventuality could seriously affect your vision. Therefore, there is a benefit to you in having dilation perfomed today and in allowing this complication, if it occurs, to be diagnosed and treated immediately. 

Ocular side effects relate primarily to the anticholinergic properties of the Hi antihistamine. Accordingly, one can anticipate decreased secretion of tears and mucus and mydriasis with the potential of acute angle-closure glaucoma. Continued use can bring about decreased accommodation and decreased vision. Usually the therapy can continue, because the effects typically diminish with time. 

Eighty-five percent of the 86 cases of mostly bilateral acute angle-closure glaucoma reported to the National Registry of Drug-Induced Ocular Side Effects by 2003 were noted to have occurred within the first 2 weeks of treatment initiation. Topiramate is considered to have certain OADRs in the form of abnormal vision, acute secondary angle-closure glaucoma, acute myopia, and suprachoroidal effusions. 

A 46-year-old woman developed acute angle closure glaucoma 24 hours after the application of topical intranasal 25% cocaine (about 200 mg) for an elective antral washout under general anesthesia. She developed a severe headache around the right eye, with halos and blurring of vision on the same side and associated... 

Dilation of the pupil in the preexisting narrow anterior chamber may cause the iris to block aqueous humor outflow via the anterior chamber. This leads to an abrupt increase in lOP, resulting in an acute attack of angle-closure glaucoma. Signs and symptoms include blurred vision (often with colored halos around the light), severe ocular pain, red conjunctiva, diaphoresis, and nausea/vomiting. The cornea may appear cloudy due to edema. Upon presentation, the lOP is frequently above 50 mm Hg. 

Cyclobenzaprine (10 mg t.i.d.) is a centrally acting skeletal muscle relaxant and is indicated as an adjunct to rest and physical therapy for relief of muscular spasm associated with injury related to painful musculoskeletal conditions. However, cyclobenzaprine is not effective in spasticity associated with cerebral or spinal cord injury. Cyclobenzaprine is structurally related to tricyclic antidepressants possessing sedative and anticholinergic properties. Therefore, cyclobenzaprine should be used cautiously in individuals with angle-closure glaucoma and urinary retention due to obstruction or prostatic hypertrophy. Because it causes drowsiness and blurred vision, it should be used carefully when alermess is required. 

Acute angle-closure glaucoma is a medical emergency. If lOP is not reduced within hours of onset, the patient s vision can be permanently damaged. 

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