Aim Our goal is to review current literature regarding drug-induced acute angle-closure
glaucoma (AACG) and provide ophthalmologists and general practitioners with a thorough
understanding of inciting medications and treatment pitfalls to be avoided. Background Drug-
induced AACG is an ophthalmological emergency that ophthalmologists and general
practitioners should be familiar with, given its potentially blinding consequences. Common
anatomical risk factors for AACG include a shallow anterior chamber depth, short axial …

Aim: To highlight polypharmacy as a risk factor for acute angle-closure glaucoma (AACG) in
the emergency department (ED) with a brief literature review and propose an approach to
early identification of AACG in the critically ill patients. Background: Acute angle-closure
glaucoma (AACG) is an ophthalmological emergency that can lead to rapid, irreversible
vision loss as a result of ischemia and atrophy of the optic nerve. Various drugs have been
known to precipitate an acute angleclosure attack including adrenergics, anticholinergics …