An older adult patient with glaucoma reports taking an antihistamine for allergy symptoms. What adverse effect of antihistamines would you alert this patient about?

Name: An older adult patient with glaucoma reports taking an antihistamine for allergy symptoms. What adverse effect of antihistamines would you alert this patient about?
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Antihistamines can cause blockage of the eye's drainage angle, resulting in elevated intraocular pressure and exacerbation of glaucoma in susceptible individuals.

An Older Adult Patient with Glaucoma Reports Taking an Antihistamine