THIS investigation was undertaken in an endeavour to decide if the methonium ganglion blocking compounds could be administered to cases of vascular hypertension who were known to be suffering from glaucoma, or to similar vascular hypertensive cases of a glaucomatous disposition although this might not be known, without the danger of subsequent sequelae such as an increase in intra-ocular pressu...

THERE has long been a need in ophthalmology for a pleasant, non-irritant, safe and effective local analgesic, free from such side-effects as pupil dilatation or cycloplegia. The compounds in common use to-day, such as cocaine 4 per cent. (D.D.A.), affect the pupil and desiccate the cornea, and amethocaine (Pantocain, Pontocaine, Tetracain) and related compound amylocaine (Dorsacaine, Phenolaine...

We present a case of topiramate-induced angle-closure glaucoma that was treated with cycloplegia. A 40-yearold woman with a history of migraine presented with bilateral acute onset of blurred vision and headache. She had been prescribed 50 mg of oral topiramate bid for migraine prophylaxis 10 days prior to her presentation. On her ocular examination visual acuity was 20/20 with a myopic correct...

The aim of this report is to investigate the possible causes of acute acquired onset of transient esotropia (AATE) in children and to help to differentiate ophthalmoplegic migraine (OM) from accommodative spasm (AS). A case of an 8-year-old Caucasian female affected by AATE and diplopia is described. The day before AATE onset, the patient complained of slight headache without nausea and vomitin...

PURPOSE The second Cambridge Infant Vision Screening Program examined whether screening for accommodative errors by using videorefraction without cycloplegia could effectively serve as a first stage of screening for refractive errors, measured by standard cycloplegic retinoscopy. The screening also included an orthoptic examination for detection of strabismus. METHODS All infants born in the ...