Author/Authors :
naser, maryam Tehran Medical Sciences Branch - Islamic Azad university, Tehran, Iran , Shushtarian, Mohammad Masoud Tehran Medical Sciences Branch - Islamic Azad university, Tehran, Iran , shojaie, ahmad Tehran Medical Sciences Branch - Islamic Azad university, Tehran, Iran , Adlami-Moghdam, farhad Tehran Medical Sciences Branch - Islamic Azad university, Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
Amiodarone is an antiarrhythmic medication used to treat a number of irregular heartbeats. Known ocular side effects of amiodarone include visual loss, swelling of the optic disc without visual deterioration and abnormal blue color vision. After discontinuation of amiodarone either a visual improvement or a permeant deterioration may result. Here we report a rare case of visual disturbance in a patient with a history of amiodarone treatment complaining of see-ing colored rings around the lights after refractive surgery. After the discontinuation of amiodarone treatment the patient complains subsided
Keywords :
Amiodarone , Visual acuity , Refractive surgical procedures , Optic disk
