Purpose: To review what is known about the adverse effects on the cornea from various
classes of medications. New data from previously unreported cases of drug-related corneal …

Corneal changes secondary to systemic medications may affect all layers of the cornea.
While corneal deposition is typically not an indication for drug cessation, patients receiving …

Drugs across many pharmacologic classes induce corneal epithelial changes. Many of
these drugs have cationic amphiphilic structures, with a hydrophobic ring and hydrophilic …

Introduction: The eye is considered as the most privileged organ because of the blood–
ocular barrier that acts as a barrier to systemically administered xenobiotics. However, there …

While beneficial therapeutically, almost all medications have untoward effects on various
body tissues and functions, including the eye in which organ toxic reactions are readily …

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 …

Written by international authorities in ocular toxicology, including the Founder of The
National Registry of Drug-Induced Side Effects and its current Director, this essential …

Medical and pharmacologic research of recent years has led to the development of many
potent and efficacious topical ophthalmic medications. Unfortunately, many of these drugs …

In the summer of 1999, there were reports in the commercial and tabloid press of adverse
events associated with topical nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). This series of …

Ideal for ophthalmologists, optometrists and busy clinicians, Drug-Induced Ocular Side
Effects provides the clinically relevant information you need to diagnose and manage …