As a matter of fact, all most all drugs used in various medical conditions have got side effects. But there are some known drugs which have got ocular side effects for which an ophthalmologist should aware of.
Ethambutol is a common tubercular drug it has got ocular toxicity. So before using this drug physician should refer the pt for ocular examination the ocular side effects of this drug are Changes in color vision first red and green the yellow and blue color vision are affected Changes in visual fields Known to cause optic neuritis it is dose-dependent if it occurs we have to reduce the dose May cause changes in vision and refraction In literature optic atrophy is reported but clinically not seen Vertex keratopathy or cornea varicella caused by chloroquine hydroxychloroquine, amiodarone indomethacin Chloroquine causes bulbous eye maculopathy also Corticosteroids oral cause…
