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Trivia # 135: poisoning with drops for glaucoma in children from U.S

4 March, 2010
Toxicological Trivia from March 04/03/10: The unintentional exposure of children to the prescription drops for treating glaucoma in adults can cause serious injury and hospitalization to children, said a team of doctors in  "Pediatrics" (issue february, 2009). The leading cause of visual impairment in U.S. is  glaucoma in Adults, and ophthalmologists often prescribe eye drops (to which refers in this article?):
a) Timolol;
b) Pilocarpine;
c) Brimonidine.

Correct answer c. Read more in Spanish article: Poisoning with brimonidine in the U.S. pediatric

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