Bilateral optic neuropathy after short-term treatment with intravenous amiodarone

Klin Monbl Augenheilkd. 2012 Apr;229(4):431-2. doi: 10.1055/s-0031-1299164. Epub 2012 Apr 11.

Authors

P P Ciechanowski¹, M Töteberg-Harms, J Stürmer, M Kunz, K Landau, V Sturm

Affiliation

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland. peterpaul.ciechanowski@usz.ch

PMID: 22496021
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1299164

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Amiodarone / administration & dosage
Amiodarone / adverse effects*
Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / adverse effects
Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use
Blindness / chemically induced*
Blindness / diagnosis*
Blindness / prevention & control
Humans
Injections, Intravenous / adverse effects
Male
Middle Aged
Optic Nerve Diseases / chemically induced*
Optic Nerve Diseases / diagnosis*
Optic Nerve Diseases / prevention & control

Substances

Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Amiodarone