Visual functions and adverse ocular effects in patients with amiodarone

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

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References:

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2. Ikäheimo K, Kettunen R, Mäntyjärvi M. Visual functions and adverse ocular effects in patients with amiodarone medication. Acta Ophthalmol Scand. 2002 Feb;80(1):59-63. doi: 10.1034/j.1600-0420.2002.800112.x. PMID: 11906306.