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Bilateral Angle Narrowing and Acute Myopia Induced by Indapamide: A Case Report.

Ana Catarina PedrosaJoana Rodrigues AraújoJoão Paulo MacedoSérgio Estrela SilvaAntónio MeloFernando Falcão-Reis
Published in: Case reports in ophthalmological medicine (2018)
Indapamide may cause acute myopia and angle closure secondary to ciliochoroidal effusion that are fully reversible after drug withdrawal, as long as timely diagnosis is established. Therefore, indapamide, as well as other sulfonamide-derived drugs, must always be considered in the differential diagnosis of acute myopia and angle closure.
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