Ocular Side‐effects of Urological Pharmacy

Ocular Side‐effects of Urological Pharmacy

“…The multi-institutional study on HIVassociated prostate cancer reported by Pantanowitz et al [1] is a timely reminder of the concerns about cancer in patients with HIV in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Although the authors provide a valuable case series and insight into the debate on the increasing incidence of prostate cancer in patients with HIV, they fail to discuss some important aspects of hormone therapy pertinent to the modern patient with HIV which we have identified through our multi-disciplinary experience from our institution.…”

Acute angle closure glaucoma after hypospadias surgery: A vision-threatening complication of oxybutynin

“…Many urological drugs that are used systemically can have a variety of ocular side effects. [ 2 ] ACG as a specific side effect of oxybutynin was first described by Sung et al . in an elderly female patient in whom the left eye had developed ACG after administration of oxybutynin for overactive bladder.…”

Editorial

“…How many of us think about this when we prescribe this drug and warn our patients to stop it if they are undergoing cataract surgery? I would urge you to read this important paper and draw your attention to a good review in the BJUI covering this topic last year [3].…”