A 62-year-old woman presents with sudden severe eye pain, haloes around lights and blurred vision. The eye is red with a fixed mid-dilated pupil; IOP ...

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A 62-year-old woman presents with sudden severe eye pain, haloes around lights and blurred vision. The eye is red with a fixed mid-dilated pupil; IOP is high. What is the best immediate medical treatment while awaiting ophthalmology?

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IV acetazolamide 500 mg then 250 mg QID orally

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Topical chloramphenicol

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Oral prednisolone 40 mg

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Atropine eye drops

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Warm compresses

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

A 62-year-old woman presents with sudden severe eye pain, haloes around lights and blurred vision. The eye is red with a fixed mid-dilated pupil; IOP is high. What is the best immediate medical treatment while awaiting ophthalmology?