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Apr 2025
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Glaucoma Medications and Risk of Uveitis

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
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Dr. Edmund Tsui interviews authors Dr. Muhammad Z. Chauhan and Dr. Krishna S. Kishor on the risk of uveitis among patients starting topical glaucoma therapy. From their Ophthalmology Glaucoma article, “Incidence of Uveitis Following Initiation of Prostaglandin Analogs versus Other Glaucoma Medications.”

Incidence of Uveitis Following Initiation of Prostaglandin Analogs versus Other Glaucoma Medications. Chauhan, Muhammad Z.Amin, Sejal et al. Ophthalmology Glaucoma, Volume 8, Issue 2, 126 – 132.

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