Brimonidine-associated uveitis - a descriptive case series.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Anterior uveitis secondary to topical brimonidine administration is rare and not well-defined. In glaucoma patients using brimonidine, one must consider this phenomenon to avoid mis-diagnosis and over-treatment with topical steroids which in turn may increase intraocular pressure (IOP). This is the largest case series including the longest patient follow-up in the current literature.

Methods

Sixteen patients (26 eyes) with consultant diagnosed brimonidine-associated anterior uveitis in a tertiary referral glaucoma clinic presenting between 2015 and 2019 were included in this retrospective case series. Clinical records were taken for descriptive analysis. Main outcome measures were the key clinical features, and disease course (therapy, IOP control, patient outcome

SUBMITTER: Hopf S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7745535 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature