ABSTRACT
Drug-induced secondary angle closure is quite common and in the majority of cases simply stopping the medication leads to rapid reversal of the condition and resolution of glaucoma. We describe here a patient who presented with secondary angle closure glaucoma and myopia following mefenamic acid ingestion which was managed successfully by stopping the medication, symptomatic treatment and reassurance.
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Adult , Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/adverse effects , Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/therapeutic use , Choroid/diagnostic imaging , Choroid Diseases/chemically induced , Choroid Diseases/diagnosis , Diagnosis, Differential , Glaucoma, Angle-Closure/chemically induced , Glaucoma, Angle-Closure/diagnosis , Gonioscopy , Headache/drug therapy , Humans , Intraocular Pressure , Male , Mefenamic Acid/adverse effects , Mefenamic Acid/therapeutic use , Myopia/chemically induced , Myopia/diagnosis , Refraction, OcularABSTRACT
Zoonotic filariasis caused by Dirofilaria repens, a parasite of carnivores occurs mainly in countries surrounding Mediterranean region. The infection occurs in and around eye among animal handlers through vector transmission. We are reporting a case of human Dirofilariasis affecting subtenons region in a 63 year-old woman from Coimbatore, South India. The purpose of this article is to review the clinical course and management of ocular Dirofilariasis.