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Bladder medication may worsen glaucoma.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Q. I am on eye drops for glaucoma. I'm also taking Detrol LA for overactive bladder. Does the Detrol have a bad effect on glaucoma? If so, are there other medications that can be taken for overactive bladder? And could you explain a little about these conditions and what causes them?
A. Having these two conditions puts you in a dilemma of sorts. The medication you take for overactive bladder could be aggravating your glaucoma and reducing the benefit of the eye drops you use. It will help to take a brief look at these two disorders before getting to the details of that.
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