Abstract
Several medications are associated with retinal vascular toxicity. These include intraocular aminoglycosides, oral contraceptives, interferon alpha, several other agents, and talc, which occurs as a vehicle in some oral medications that may be abused intravenously. As a group, these entities represent a small but clinically relevant category of retinal toxicity from medications. Some of the manifestations (e.g., retinal vascular occlusion) are nonspecific, but others are more specific, including clinically visible talc emboli in retinal vessels. Toxicity may be asymptomatic or may cause irreversible visual loss. By maintaining a high index of suspicion, the correct diagnosis can usually be made.
Keywords: Retinal vascular toxicity, aminoglycosides, talc, oral contraceptives, interferon alpha.
Current Pharmaceutical Design
Title:Update on Pharmacologic Retinal Vascular Toxicity
Volume: 21 Issue: 32
Author(s): Stephen G. Schwartz, Andrzej Grzybowski, Weronika Wasinska-Borowiec, Harry W. Flynn and William F. Mieler
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Keywords: Retinal vascular toxicity, aminoglycosides, talc, oral contraceptives, interferon alpha.
Abstract: Several medications are associated with retinal vascular toxicity. These include intraocular aminoglycosides, oral contraceptives, interferon alpha, several other agents, and talc, which occurs as a vehicle in some oral medications that may be abused intravenously. As a group, these entities represent a small but clinically relevant category of retinal toxicity from medications. Some of the manifestations (e.g., retinal vascular occlusion) are nonspecific, but others are more specific, including clinically visible talc emboli in retinal vessels. Toxicity may be asymptomatic or may cause irreversible visual loss. By maintaining a high index of suspicion, the correct diagnosis can usually be made.
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Schwartz G. Stephen, Grzybowski Andrzej, Wasinska-Borowiec Weronika, Flynn W. Harry and Mieler F. William, Update on Pharmacologic Retinal Vascular Toxicity, Current Pharmaceutical Design 2015; 21 (32) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1381612821666150909101621
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