title: Acute bilateral glaucoma and panuveitis as a side effect of topiramate for weight loss treatment.
abstract: A 54-year-old male patient presented to our clinic with acute angle-closure glaucoma and panuveitis in both eyes after being treated with topiramate for binge eating and obesity. This case report emphasises the hazardous side effects of treatment with topiramate with unusual indication and the precaution a caretaker must take when treating a patient.
authors.affiliation: Tzameret Medical Track, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: Yoav Yechezkel
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Pikkel
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D019440:Anti-Obesity Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005632:Fructose / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D015812:Glaucoma, Angle-Closure / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015864:Panuveitis / Q000139:chemically induced*; D000077236:Topiramate
chemical_list: D019440:Anti-Obesity Agents; D000077236:Topiramate; D005632:Fructose
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