title: Ocular complications of systemic medications.
abstract: Systemic medications can have adverse effects on the eyes that range from dry eye syndrome, keratitis and cataract to blinding complications of toxic retinopathy and optic neuropathy. This review focuses on major drugs with common ocular side effects and highlights more recently recognized associations with systemic medications. Recommendations for ocular monitoring are given for medications with frequent and/or severe adverse ocular effects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, 75390-9057, USA. preston.blomquist@utsouthwestern.edu
authors.forename: Preston H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Blomquist
mesh_terms: D002386:Cataract / Q000139:chemically induced*; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D015352:Dry Eye Syndromes / Q000139:chemically induced*; D005123:Eye / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007634:Keratitis / Q000139:chemically induced*; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000379:methods*; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D014785:Vision, Ocular / Q000187:drug effects*