title: Adverse ocular effects of flecainide.
abstract: 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.
authors: Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland.
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Ikäheimo
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Kettunen
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Mäntyjärvi
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D005424:Flecainide