[Glaucoma following the antidepressant mianserin].

Mianserin HC1 (Bolvidon) is a new antidepressant agent of the diperazino-azepine group, not related chemically to the tricyclic antidepressants. It lacks the basic side-chain considered to be responsible for the anticholinergic activity, including mydriasis, of the tricyclic antidepressants. Nevertheless, a 60-year-old woman developed acute angle closure glaucoma following administration of the drug.

Eye injuries in children in Israel. A nationwide collaborative study.

A nationwide prospective collaborative study on ocular trauma was performed in Israel during a period of 3 years (1981 through 1983). Almost half of the traumas (1127 [47%] of 2416 eyes) were sustained by children younger than age 17 years, and mainly between the ages of 6 and 12 years. Most of the injuries happened at home (38.