Amiodarone: A potential risk factor for retinal phototoxicity
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Amiodarone: A potential risk factor for retinal phototoxicity
Purpose To report the only known case, to our knowledge, of amiodarone induced retinal phototoxicity following vitrectomy surgery. Observations A 66-year-old male presented with visual acuity of 20/150 OS secondary to an epiretinal membrane (ERM). Patient was on oral amiodarone for atrial fibrillation. Baseline spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) revealed an ERM with retinal...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2451-9936
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2016.12.019