Ocular side effects associated with bisphosphonates.

FW Fraunfelder - Drugs of today (Barcelona, Spain: 1998), 2003 - europepmc.org
Bisphosphonates are used to inhibit bone resorption in postmenopausal women and in the
management of hypercalcemia of malignancy. Recently, some drugs within this class of …

Bisphosphonate-associated scleritis: a case report and review

S Leung, BH Ashar, RG Miller - Southern medical journal, 2005 - go.gale.com
An 86-year-old female was treated for osteoporosis with alendronate, an
aminobisphosphonate. Six weeks after alendronate therapy began, scleritis developed in …

Inflammatory ocular adverse events with the use of oral bisphosphonates: a retrospective cohort study

M Etminan, F Forooghian, D Maberley - Cmaj, 2012 - Can Med Assoc
Background: There have been several published reports of inflammatory ocular adverse
events, mainly uveitis and scleritis, among patients taking oral bisphosphonates. We …

Ocular side effects of bisphosphonates: A case report and literature review

M McKague, D Jorgenson, KA Buxton - Canadian Family Physician, 2010 - cfp.ca
Discussion Cases of ocular inflammation in patients taking bisphosphonates have been
reported since the early 1990s. 5, 6 Cases have involved both nitrogen and non-nitrogen …

Postmarketing surveillance rates of uveitis and scleritis with bisphosphonates among a national veteran cohort

DD French, CE Margo - Retina, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: Uveitis and scleritis are the most serious ocular side effects of bisphosphonate
therapy. The purpose of this study was to determine the 6-month rates of uveitis/scleritis …

Ocular side effects of bisphosphonates: a review of literature

NA Chartrand, CK Lau, MT Parsons… - Journal of Ocular …, 2023 - liebertpub.com
In rare cases, bisphosphonates are well established to cause ocular inflammation,
presenting as uveitis, episcleritis, scleritis, orbital inflammation, and/or conjunctivitis. Some …

Risedronate-associated scleritis: a case report and review of the literature

I Hemmati, J Wade, J Kelsall - Clinical rheumatology, 2012 - Springer
This paper presents the first reported case of risedronate-associated scleritis and conducts a
review of bisphosphonates and inflammatory eye diseases. A case of scleritis associated …

Inflammatory eye reactions in patients treated with bisphosphonates and other osteoporosis medications: cohort analysis using a national prescription database

M Pazianas, EM Clark, PA Eiken… - Journal of Bone and …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Ocular inflammatory reactions have been described in patients on bisphosphonate
treatment. We estimated the incidence rate of ocular inflammation at 3 and 12 months in …

Bisphosphonate-induced orbital inflammation: a case series and review

A Pirbhai, SN Rajak, LA Goold, TS Cunneen, G Wilcsek… - Orbit, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: To present a series of patients with bisphosphonate induced orbital
inflammation, and to review the clinical presentation, radiological features, treatment options …

Bisphosphonate-associated orbital inflammation—a case report and review

JD Peterson, EH Bedrossian Jr - Orbit, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Bisphosphonates are becoming more widespread as indications for them broaden. Several
ocular side effects due to bisphosphonates have been described, among the most …