Choroidal effusion as a mechanism for transient myopia induced by hydrochlorothiazide and triamterene

Am J Ophthalmol. 1995 Sep;120(3):395-7. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9394(14)72174-9.

Abstract

Purpose: We treated a case of transient myopia in a patient being treated with hydrochlorothiazide and triamterene for tinnitus.

Methods: The patient underwent gonioscopic, ophthalmoscopic, and echographic examinations.

Results: Examination showed anterior chamber flattening and echography disclosed bilateral 360-degree shallow choroidal detachments.

Conclusion: All of the patient's symptoms and signs resolved after the cessation of drug therapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Choroid Diseases / chemically induced*
  • Choroid Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Choroid Diseases / physiopathology*
  • Cyclopentolate / therapeutic use
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hydrochlorothiazide / adverse effects*
  • Hydrochlorothiazide / therapeutic use
  • Myopia / chemically induced*
  • Myopia / drug therapy
  • Myopia / physiopathology
  • Ophthalmic Solutions
  • Tinnitus / drug therapy
  • Triamterene / adverse effects*
  • Triamterene / therapeutic use
  • Ultrasonography

Substances

  • Ophthalmic Solutions
  • Hydrochlorothiazide
  • Cyclopentolate
  • Triamterene