Name some oral medications that we check in ophthalmology?
Fortunately, there are few oral medications that affect us in ophthalmology. These include:
- Beta-blockers: it’s nice to know if a patient is on a beta-blocker before we start a beta-blocker in the eye
- Terazosin (Flomax): The BPH medications cause floppy-iris syndrome and this makes cataract surgery difficult
- Plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine): Common medication for arthritis. It leads to pigment build up in the retina and can cause vision problems if used at high dosages for many years.
You may also want to check if the patient is on plaquenil or hydroxychloroquine, as these can cause retinopathy or corneal deposits.
Amioridone auses cornea vercitella, sworl like deposits in the corneal stroma.
Topamax can cause acute cilo-choroidal effusion and cause acute myopia and also acute glaucoma..
Hydrochloroquine can cause macular retinopathy (bulls-eye) pigmentary depositon and effect color vision
Corticosteroids cause Posterior Subcapsular Cataract, and in about 15% of patient cause elevated IOP
u probably ment amiodarone about cornea verticillata.
tamsulosine (flomax) is going to BPH medications as well.
photosensitizing drugs like sulfa drugs can make one susceptible to cataract and macula degeneration. Other examples are
# Antihistamines
# Birth control pills
# Tranquilizers
# Oral anti-diabetic drugs
# Antidepressants
# NSAIDS (eg. aspirin, ibuprofen, advil, meclofen) etc
Also Ethambutol for TB causes optic neuritis with color vision problems
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diplopia,meningioma + god knows what
can a 42 yr. old female develop Anterior cortical cataract with in 6 months in one eye for using steroids + NSAIDS for eczema and red face syndrome?