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Are psychiatric medications safe AFTER laser iridotomy for narrow-angle glaucoma?

Question from a Member: I have a patient with a history of major depression who has early-stage narrow-angle glaucoma. I have her on fluoxetine (OK’d by her ophthalmologist). However, when I added bupropion for adjunctive treatment of her depression, the ophthalmologist cautioned against using this as it further increases the risk of glaucoma. This is…

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