Amiodarone-induced ultrastructural changes in human eyes. 1984

M Ghosh, and C McCulloch

Ocular observations in a series of 100 patients treated with amiodarone, along with the pathological changes observed in the eye tissues of two patients treated with this drug, are described in this paper. In the latter two patients intracytoplasmic membrane-bound lamellar bodies similar to myelin were observed by electron microscopy not only in the corneal epithelium and fibroblasts, the conjunctiva and the lens, but also in the corneal endothelium, the iris, the ciliary body, the choroid and the retina. It is suggested that patients taking amiodarone in high dosage for long periods have their eyes and retinal function monitored.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D012164 Retinal Diseases Diseases involving the RETINA. Disease, Retinal,Diseases, Retinal,Retinal Disease
D003316 Corneal Diseases Diseases of the cornea. Corneal Disease,Disease, Corneal,Diseases, Corneal
D005123 Eye The organ of sight constituting a pair of globular organs made up of a three-layered roughly spherical structure specialized for receiving and responding to light. Eyes
D005128 Eye Diseases Diseases affecting the eye. Eye Disorders,Eye Disease,Eye Disorder
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000638 Amiodarone An antianginal and class III antiarrhythmic drug. It increases the duration of ventricular and atrial muscle action by inhibiting POTASSIUM CHANNELS and VOLTAGE-GATED SODIUM CHANNELS. There is a resulting decrease in heart rate and in vascular resistance. Amiobeta,Amiodarex,Amiodarona,Amiodarone Hydrochloride,Amiohexal,Aratac,Braxan,Corbionax,Cordarex,Cordarone,Kordaron,L-3428,Ortacrone,Rytmarone,SKF 33134-A,Tachydaron,Trangorex,Hydrochloride, Amiodarone,L 3428,L3428,SKF 33134 A,SKF 33134A
D001572 Benzofurans Compounds that contain a BENZENE ring fused to a furan ring. Coumarones,Diphenylbenzofuran

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