1.
Am J Ophthalmol
; 130(1): 123-4, 2000 Jul.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11004274
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE: To report acute angle-closure glaucoma associated with albuterol nebulizer treatment. METHODS: Case report and review of the relevant literature. RESULTS: In a 75-year-old woman with asthma, acute angle-closure glaucoma in the right eye was probably caused by local absorption of albuterol after nebulizer administration. CONCLUSION: As albuterol is widely used in the management of patients with asthma, increased awareness by health care professionals of the potential for acute angle-closure glaucoma secondary to albuterol may decrease the incidence of this complication.
Subject(s)
Adrenergic beta-Agonists/adverse effects , Albuterol/adverse effects , Bronchodilator Agents/adverse effects , Glaucoma, Angle-Closure/chemically induced , Acute Disease , Adrenergic beta-Agonists/therapeutic use , Aged , Albuterol/therapeutic use , Asthma/drug therapy , Bronchodilator Agents/therapeutic use , Female , Glaucoma, Angle-Closure/surgery , Humans , Intraocular Pressure , Iris/surgery , Laser Therapy , Nebulizers and Vaporizers
2.
Anesthesiology
; 63(6): 703-5, 1985 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-4061928
