[Ocular side effects of digitalis (author's transl)].
In the Federal Republic of Germany nearly 4 million patients receive cardiac glycosides. Intoxication rates of up to 20% have been reported. About 80% of digoxin-intoxicated patients show generalized color vision deficiencies. Ophthalmologists should pay more attention to color vision disturbances due to digitalis.
D003117:Color Vision Defects / Q000139:chemically induced; D004071:Digitalis Glycosides / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004074:Digitoxin / Q000009:adverse effects; D004077:Digoxin / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D012160:Retina / Q000187:drug effects; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced*
D004071:Digitalis Glycosides; D004077:Digoxin; D004074:Digitoxin
Digitalis-Nebenwirkungen am Auge.