A 68-year-old woman presents with acute severe eye pain, haloes around lights, headache, and nausea. The eye is hard on palpation. Immediate treatment...

Question

A 68-year-old woman presents with acute severe eye pain, haloes around lights, headache, and nausea. The eye is hard on palpation. Immediate treatment?

Accepted Answer

Acetazolamide oral/IV and urgent ophthalmology

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Topical chloramphenicol

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IV methylprednisolone

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Topical timolol only

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Oral amoxicillin

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

A 68-year-old woman presents with acute severe eye pain, haloes around lights, headache, and nausea. The eye is hard on palpation. Immediate treatment?