A 58-year-old presents with sudden onset severe eye pain, headache, haloes, nausea; fixed mid-dilated pupil and cloudy cornea. What is the immediate a...

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A 58-year-old presents with sudden onset severe eye pain, headache, haloes, nausea; fixed mid-dilated pupil and cloudy cornea. What is the immediate action?

Accepted Answer

Urgent ophthalmology referral and give acetazolamide

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Start topical chloramphenicol and review

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Arrange routine optometry assessment

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Oral antihistamine

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Topical steroid in primary care

mrcem sba MCQ (SBA): Acute angle-closure glaucoma

A 58-year-old presents with sudden onset severe eye pain, headache, haloes, nausea; fixed mid-dilated pupil and cloudy cornea. What is the immediate action?