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Iris cyst associated with topical administration of latanoprost

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jan 1999Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:American Journal of Ophthalmology, volume 127, pages 91-93 (issn: 0002-9394,

Authors: Vibeke K. Hove; Jørgen Krohn;

doi: 10.1016/s0002-9394(98)00303-1

pmid: 9933009

Iris cyst associated with topical administration of latanoprost

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Abstract

To report an adverse side effect associated with topical latanoprost usage.Case report. A 76-year-old woman with primary open-angle glaucoma developed an iris cyst 5 weeks after beginning treatment with latanoprost. Clinical examinations and slit-lamp photographs were performed.Latanoprost was discontinued. Periodic examinations disclosed that the iris cyst gradually diminished and finally disappeared within 3 weeks.The formation of an iris cyst is a possible complication of topical latanoprost therapy.

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University of Bergen
Norway

Keywords

Cysts, Administration, Topical, Visual Acuity, Iris Diseases, Prostaglandins F, Synthetic, Humans, Latanoprost, Female, Ophthalmic Solutions, Glaucoma, Open-Angle, Aged

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