• Title of article

    Bullʹ-Eye maculopathy econdary to herbal toxicity from uva uri

  • Author/Authors

    Lillian Wang، نويسنده , , Lucian V. Del Priore، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2004
  • Pages
    3
  • From page
    1135
  • To page
    1137
  • Abstract
    Purpoe To report a cae of bilateral bullʹ-eye maculopathy in a patient who ingeted uva uri, a known inhibitor of melanin ynthei, for 3 year before the onet of ymptom. Deign Obervational cae report. Method Both eye of a female patient were examined in the clinical practice etting. Reult A 56-year-old woman who ingeted uva uri for 3 year noted a decreae in viual acuity within the pat year. Ocular examination including fluorecein angiography revealed a typical bullʹ-eye maculopathy bilaterally. Concluion Uva uri i a known inhibitor of melanin ynthei. It i neceary to broaden the lit of potential retinal toxic drug to include herbal adjuvant uch a Uva Uri and to elicit a hitory of their ue in patient with unexplained ocular finding.
  • Journal title
    American Journal of Ophthalmology
  • Serial Year
    2004
  • Journal title
    American Journal of Ophthalmology
  • Record number

    624907