Cantor L B
Indiana Med. 1989 Feb;82(2):105-7.
A brief review of the common systemic side effects of the various medications used to treat glaucoma on an outpatient basis has been presented. This review is not complete, and the variety of side effects that may be caused by these drugs is extensive. Because it is usual for glaucoma patients to use several different drugs concurrently, the range of possible side effects in a given individual is large and serious. Not only should the ophthalmologist be familiar with the side effects of these medications, but all physicians involved in the patient's care should be aware of the glaucoma medications being used and consider these medications when the patient has symptoms or complications. Because the patient rarely associates the use of an eyedrop with problems in his or her general health, it is especially incumbent upon the physician to suspect and recognize these problems. Physicians should also elicit problems that the patient may not even complain of so alterations in therapy may be made.
本文简要回顾了门诊治疗青光眼所用各类药物常见的全身副作用。本综述并不全面，这些药物可能引起的副作用种类繁多。由于青光眼患者通常同时使用几种不同药物，特定个体可能出现的副作用范围广且严重。眼科医生不仅应熟悉这些药物的副作用，参与患者护理的所有医生也应了解患者正在使用的青光眼药物，并在患者出现症状或并发症时考虑这些药物。由于患者很少将滴眼剂的使用与自身整体健康问题联系起来，医生尤其有责任怀疑并识别这些问题。医生还应找出患者甚至可能未抱怨的问题，以便对治疗进行调整。
