Unilateral amiodarone keratopathy.
Vortex keratopathy is characterized by bilateral symmetrical superficial corneal deposits in a vortex pattern. It is the most common ocular finding among patients being treated with amiodarone. An unusual case of unilateral amiodarone vortex keratopathy in an elderly woman with corneal dysplasia in the second eye is presented. The pathophysiology of amiodarone keratopathy is explored, and a cause for the unilateral keratopathy in this patient proposed.
Chilov
Michael N
MN
Moshegov
Con N
CN
Booth
Frances
F
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000638:Amiodarone / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000188:drug therapy; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D003315:Cornea / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D003646:Debridement; D019573:Epithelium, Corneal / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D012008:Recurrence
D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D000638:Amiodarone