Q: What could be the
ocular side effects of Amiodarone?
Answer:
Most side effects are due to Amiodarone intracytoplasmic lamellar
deposits in the cornea, lens, retina, and optic nerve.
- Colored rings around lights.
- Corneal epithelial opacities resembling a cat's whiskers
- Lens opacity
- Retinopathy (rare)
- Optic neuropathy
Ocular side effects of amiodarone -
Surv Ophthalmol. 1998
Jan-Feb;42(4):360-6.
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