Photopsia as a manifestation of digitalis toxicity.
METHODS
To present a case of photopsia resulting from digoxin intoxication brought about by dehydration in a 72-year-old woman.


CONCLUSIONS
Ophthalmologists may be the first clinicians to notice the symptoms of digitalis intoxication, which is potentially a life-threatening condition.
Oishi
Akio
A
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan. aquio@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Miyamoto
Kazuaki
K
Kashii
Satoshi
S
Yoshimura
Nagahisa
N
D000368:Aged; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents / Q000097:blood / Q000506:poisoning*; D003681:Dehydration / Q000150:complications; D004077:Digoxin / Q000097:blood / Q000506:poisoning*; D005260:Female; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D010719:Phosphenes
D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D004077:Digoxin