A 66-year-old woman presents with severe eye pain, halos around lights, a fixed mid-dilated pupil and cloudy cornea. Most appropriate immediate treatm...

Question

A 66-year-old woman presents with severe eye pain, halos around lights, a fixed mid-dilated pupil and cloudy cornea. Most appropriate immediate treatment while awaiting ophthalmology?

Accepted Answer

Acetazolamide 500 mg IV/PO plus topical pressure-lowering agents

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Topical chloramphenicol

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IV methylprednisolone

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Oral acyclovir

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Topical atropine only

mrcem sba MCQ (SBA): Acute Angle-Closure Glaucoma

A 66-year-old woman presents with severe eye pain, halos around lights, a fixed mid-dilated pupil and cloudy cornea. Most appropriate immediate treatment while awaiting ophthalmology?