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Acute myopia induced by topiramate: 2 cases report

The acute myopia can be caused by the use of systemic medications, such as topiramate. This study describes two cases of young patients with acute bilateral myopia induced by topiramate therapy to control depressive syndrome, making relation with similar cases described in literature and bibliographic review.

Myopia; Anticonvulsants; Case report


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