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Letter to the Editor
Bilateral acute angle closure glaucoma after administration of paroxetine
  1. JAMES F KIRWAN,
  2. IAN SUBAK-SHARPE,
  3. M TEIMORY
  1. Department of Ophthalmology, St George’s Hospital,
  2. Blackshaw Road, London SW17 0QT
  1. J F Kirwan.

https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.81.3.252

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    Editor,—Paroxetine, a selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor is said to have a reduced incidence of cholinergic side effects compared with older agents. We describe a case of a patient presenting with bilateral angle closure after commencement of therapy with paroxetine.

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