Adverse ocular effects of flecainide.
OBJECTIVE
To study if flecainide has ocular adverse effects.


METHODS
Both eyes of 38 flecainide medicated patients were thoroughly examined including colour vision, contrast sensitivity and visual fields.


RESULTS
10.5% of the patients had blurred vision on lateral gaze lasting for a couple of seconds. Small corneal deposits were found in 14.5% of the patients. All visual function tests were normal.


CONCLUSIONS
Flecainide seems to be a safe drug with minimal ocular adverse effects.
Ikäheimo
K
K
Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland.
Kettunen
R
R
Mäntyjärvi
M
M
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003118:Color Perception / Q000187:drug effects; D015350:Contrast Sensitivity / Q000187:drug effects; D005123:Eye / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D005424:Flecainide / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced*; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000187:drug effects; D014794:Visual Fields / Q000187:drug effects
D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D005424:Flecainide