A 63-year-old presents with severe eye pain, haloes around lights, headache and vomiting. Eye is red with fixed mid-dilated pupil. What is the immedia...

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A 63-year-old presents with severe eye pain, haloes around lights, headache and vomiting. Eye is red with fixed mid-dilated pupil. What is the immediate pharmacological treatment while arranging urgent ophthalmology?

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Oral acetazolamide 500 mg (or IV) stat

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Topical timolol only

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Topical chloramphenicol

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Oral prednisolone

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Atropine eye drops

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A 63-year-old presents with severe eye pain, haloes around lights, headache and vomiting. Eye is red with fixed mid-dilated pupil. What is the immediate pharmacological treatment while arranging urgent ophthalmology?