Acute angle-closure glaucoma after albuterol nebulizer treatment.
OBJECTIVE
To report acute angle-closure glaucoma associated with albuterol nebulizer treatment.


METHODS
Case report and review of the relevant literature.


RESULTS
In a 75-year-old woman with asthma, acute angle-closure glaucoma in the right eye was probably caused by local absorption of albuterol after nebulizer administration.


CONCLUSIONS
As albuterol is widely used in the management of patients with asthma, increased awareness by health care professionals of the potential for acute angle-closure glaucoma secondary to albuterol may decrease the incidence of this complication.
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Department of Ophthalmology, Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital, New York, New York, USA. dsrho@juno.com
D000208:Acute Disease; D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000368:Aged; D000420:Albuterol / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D015812:Glaucoma, Angle-Closure / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D007498:Iris / Q000601:surgery; D053685:Laser Therapy; D009330:Nebulizers and Vaporizers
D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents; D000420:Albuterol