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Can people with acute narrow-angle glaucoma take xanax (alprazolam)?
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No: Xanax (alprazolam) is contraindicated in patients with a history of an acute angle-closure event.
Answered 7/27/2015
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Yes and no: After a thorough eye exam with gonioscopy, it my be determined by your ophthalmologist that a prophylactic laser iridotomy will free you to use medications that otherwise would be contraindicated with a narrow angle.
Answered 6/17/2016
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