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Systemic medications and their ocular side effects
Jennifer Tordilla-Wadia, M.D.
Vitreoretinal SurgeonJames A. Haley Veterans Hospital
Tampa, Florida
Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Ophthalmology
University of South FloridaTampa, Florida
Systemic medications and their ocular side effects
OBJECTIVES
• To review basic eye anatomy and physiology• To educate clinicians on ocular side effects from
common systemic medications• To encourage providers to report ocular adverse
effects to the National Registry of Drug-Induced Ocular Side Effects, Food and Drug Administration, World Health Organization, and the pharmaceutical industry
• No Financial Disclosures
Anatomy of the Eye
Drug molecules reach the eye through fenestrations in the choroid and retinal vessels then diffuse to avascular structures such as lens and cornea.
Systemic medication and their ocular side effects
WHO CLASSIFICATION SCHEME
• Certain: – A clinical event, including a laboratory test abnormality, occurring in a plausible time relationship
to drug administration, and which cannot be explained by concurrent disease or by the presence of other drugs or chemicals. The response to withdrawal of the drug (dechallenge) should be clinically plausible. The event must be definitive pharmacologically or phenomenologically, using a satisfactory rechallenge procedure if necessary.
• Probable/Likely: – A clinical event, including a laboratory test abnormality, occurring within a reasonable time from
administration of the drug, unlikely to be attributed to concurrent disease or other drugs or chemicals, and which follows a clinically reasonable response on withdrawal (dechallenge). Rechallenge information is not required to fulfill this definition.
• Possible: – A clinical event, including a laboratory test abnormality, that occurs within a reasonable time from
administration of the drug, but which could also be explained by concurrent disease or the presence of other drugs or chemicals. Information on drug withdrawal may be lacking or unclear.
WHO CLASSIFICATION SCHEME
• Unlikely: – A clinical event, including a laboratory test abnormality, with a temporal relationship to drug
administration which makes a causal relationship improbable, and for which the presence of other drugs, chemicals or underlying disease provides a plausible explanation.
• Conditional/Unclassified: – A clinical event, including a laboratory test abnormality, reported as an adverse reaction but
about which more data is essential for a proper assessment or for which the additional data are under examination.
• Unassessible/Unclassifiable: – A report, suggesting an adverse reaction, which cannot be judged because information is
insufficient or contradictory, and which cannot be supplemented or verified.
Report an adverse ocular effect• FDA MedWatch
www.fda.gov/medwatch
• The World Health Organization Uppsala Monitoring Center www.who-umc.org
• Pharmaceutical industryphone numbers are listed in the current PDR for Ophthalmic Medicines.
• The National Registry of Drug-Induced Ocular Side effectswww.eyedrugregistry.com
National Registry of Drug-Induced Ocular Side Effects
• Founded in 1976 and was initially funded by the Federal Food and Drug Administration.
• The Registry is supported by the Casey Eye Institute at Oregon Health and Science University and the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
• The goal is to maintain an international clearinghouse of information on
adverse ocular events associated with drugs, chemicals and herbals. • The Registry accumulates data from spontaneous reports sent to the
World Health Organization's Uppsala Monitoring Center (Uppsala, Sweden), the Food and Drug Administration (Rockville, MD), pharmaceutical companies, and screening of the world's literature.
• What are drugs used to prevent clot formation in the disease associated with the EKG below?
ANTICOAGULANTS
• Aspirin (salicylate)• Coumadin (warfarin) • Heparin (unfractionated heparin)• Lovenox (enoxaparin sodium) • Plavix (clopidogrel) • Pradaxa (dabigatran etexilate mesylate)
Ocular Side Effects• Subconjunctival and retinal hemorrhage• Recommend to be discontinued for a week prior
to eye surgery • INR > 5 prone to bleed• Chronic use of ASA may cause yelllowing of vision
• What are drugs to alleviate the following symptoms?
ANTI-ALLERGY AGENTS
• Claritin (Loratadine) • Zyrtec (cetirizine)• Allegra (fexofenadine) • Singulair (Montelukast sodium)• Benadryl (Diphenhydramine HCl) • Sudafed (pseudoephedrine)
Ocular Side Effects: • Dry Eye, Keratitis sicca • Contact lens intolerance• Mydriasis • Angle closure glaucoma or Narrow angle glaucoma
ANTI-ALLERGY AGENTS
• Claritin (Loratadine) • Zyrtec (cetirizine)• Allegra (fexofenadine) • Benadryl (Diphenhydramine HCl) • Sudafed (pseudoephedrine)
Mechanism of Ocular Side Effects:• Block Histamine-1 (H1) receptors• Weak atropine action (cholinergic
antagonist), causing mydiasis, anisocoria, decreased vision and blurred vision
• Inhibit glandular secretion and reduce mucous and tear secretion which aggrevate keratitis sicca and contact lens wear
• Anti-ulcer drugs also block histamine receptors
• What are drugs to treat the condition?
ANTI-MIGRAINE AGENTS
• Topamax (topiramate)
– Indicated for migraines, seizures, mood disorder
– Mechanism of action:• blockage of voltage-dependent sodium
channels, an augmentation of gamma-aminobutyric acid activity at some subtypes of the GABA- A receptors, antagonism of AMPA/kainate subtype of the glutamate receptor, and inhibition of the carbonic anhydrase enzyme, particularly isozymes II and IV
ANTI-MIGRAINE AGENTS
Ocular side effects • Acute Closed Angle Glaucoma • Diplopia • Acute Myopia 6-8 diopters• Suprachoroidal Effusion • Dry Eyes • Sulfa Allergy• Symptoms within 2-4 weeks
ANTI-MIGRAINE AGENTS
• Serotonin receptor antagonist – Imitrex– Corneal opacity
• Beta Blockers– Reduce tear lysozyme levels and
immunoglobulin IgA– Dry eye, contact lens intolerance
• Name some medications to treat depression.
ANTI-DEPRESSANTS
• Prozac (fluoxetine) • Zoloft (sertraline) • Paxil (paroxetine) • Celexa (citalopram) • Effexor (venlafaxine hydrochloride)
Anticholinergic effects blocking the binding of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine to its receptor in nerve cells
Ocular Side Effects• Blurred vision • Cycloplegia • Photophobia • Dry eye
Anxiolytics
• Xanax (Alprazolam) • Valium (Diazepam)
– Binds to the benzodiazepine receptor site on the GABA receptor and modulates function
Ocular Side Effects• Blurred Vision • Diplopia • Mydriasis• Conjunctivitis
• What are some medications used for the following associated with CHF?
Antiarrhythmics
Amiodarone (Cordarone)
Photosensitizer, tendecy towards lipid storage in the cornea and lens
Dose and duration dependent, usually reversible Ocular side effects• Vortex Keratopathy
– Nearly 100% pts treated greater than 6 months– <10% bothered by blurred vision or haloes
• Anterior and posterior subcapsular lens changes
• Optic neuropathy
Antiarrhythmics
Digoxin (Digitek)
Inhibition of Na+K+ ATPase which plays a vital role in maintaining normal cone receptor funtion and ciliary epithelium responsive for active transport of sodium necessary for aqueous secretton
Ocular Side Effects• Affects cone receptor function • 11-25% of patients red-green color defects • Yellow tinged vision (xanthopsia)• Snowy, hazy, or dimming vision • Flickering or flashes of light, and colored spots • Reduces acqueous secretion and IOP
Ever wonder why there is a predominance of the color yellow in most of Van Gogh’s works?
• In the 19th century, Digitalis was widely used; its uses went beyond treating edema, including epilepsy, mania, asthma, and among others.
• Vincent van Gogh was diagnosed as having Epilepsy and Mania• He was said to have been prescribed Digitalis by his attending physician, who
was interestingly enough, painted by Van Gogh beside a Foxglove plant, where Digitalis is derived
• Digitalis was widely used and plasma level controls were non-existent. One can, therefore imagine how easy it was to prescribe an overdose of digitalis at the time.
• Van Gogh suffered from Xanthopsia, a distortion in color vision, in which objects appear more yellow than they truly are; a usual sign of Digitalis Toxicity.
Starry Night
Van Gogh also suffered from glaucoma making him see haloes around lights
• What class of drugs would you use to treat the following condition?
Diuretics
• Thiazides or diuretics are often used to treat congestive heart failure and HTN
• Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) • Furosemide (Lasix)
Changes the tear film
Ocular Side Effects: • Dry eye • Myopic shift • Band keratopathy
• Name some agents to treat a condition related to the following picture.
Antihyperlipidemics
Mevacor (lovastatin) Lipitor (atorvastatin) Zocor (simvastatin)
The enzyme HMG-CoA reductase is inhibited, thereby preventing the rate-limiting step in the mevalonate pathway of cholesterol synthesis.
Antihyperlipidemics
Ocular Side Effects: • localized myositis in the extraocular
muscles or levator palpebrae superioris muscles
• Diplopia– reversible on discontinuation of the
statin as evidenced by the 62 positive rechallenge case reports.
• Ptosis• Lid edema • Lens opacities• Dry eye • Blurred vision • Pseudo-cystoid macular edema
Avandia/Actos
• Avandia (rosiglitazone)• Actos (pioglitizone)
Thiazolidinedione class– Thiazolidinediones act as insulin sensitizers.
They reduce glucose, fatty acid, and insulin blood concentrations.
Ocular Side Effect• Macular edema
• What is a common drug to treat the following process?
Flomax (tamsulosin)
Flomax (tamsulosin)
alpha-adrenergic blockers, relaxes the muscles in the prostate and bladder neck, making it easier to urinate
• Ocular Side Effects• Loss of tone in iris dilator smooth
muscle causing poor pupil dilation• Iris prolapse during cataract surgery • “Floppy Iris Syndrome”
• What drug is prescribed for breast cancer and reducing the incidence of breast cancer among high-risk women
Tamoxifen citrate
Tamoxifen citrate
– Tamoxifen competitively binds to estrogen receptors on tumor cells and other tissue targets, producing a nuclear complex that decreases DNA synthesis and inhibits estrogen effects
Ocular Side Effects: • Crystalline retinopathy • Treatment involves
withdrawal of the drug as it is reversible
• Ocular complications are rare (0.6%)
• What is the effect of hormones?
HORMONES
• Synthroid (Levothyroxine)
Ocular Side Effects• Pseudotumor Cerebri (PTC) • Visual Hallucinations • Diplopia • Ptosis • Paralysis of EOM • Hyperemia • Side effects disappear with discontinuation
of drug
Estrogen or Progesterone
Estrogen or Progesterone
Decreased aqueous production, microvacular occlusions from enhanced platelet adhesiveness, or increase in fibrinogen and clotting factors.
Ocular Side Effects• Microvascular complications like artery and
venous occlusions • Dry Eye • Contact Lens Intolerance • Optic neuritis • Macular Edema • TIA (Transischemic attacks) • Pseudotumor cerebri
DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS
Accutane (isoretinoin)
This retinoid (a form of vitamin A) is used to treat psoriasis, cystic acne, and various other skin conditions.
Deficiency of the normal lipid layer in the tear film
Ocular Side Effects: • Swollen optic disc, called "papilledema” the result of
increased intracranial pressure (pseudotumor cerebri). • Symptoms are headache and transient black-outs of
vision upon assuming the upright posture. • The visual black-outs are caused by postural drops in
blood pressure and secondary compromise of blood flow to the retina through the tightly packed optic disc.
• Night blindness • Retinotoxicity• Keratitis
DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS
Minocycline– For severe acne vulgais
Ocular side effect• Swollen optic disc, called "papilledema”
the result of increased intracranial pressure.
• A patient travels back to the U.S. with night sweats.
Anti-tuberculosis drugsEthambutol HCL (Myambutol), Isoniazid (Laniazid)Rifampin (Rimactane)
Chelates copper, so the decreased levels impair mitochondrial activity of axonal transport in optic nerve leading to optic neuropathy
Ocular side effects• Optic neuritis/neuropathy and
blindness. • Change tears, sweat, saliva,urine, feces
and contact lenses a red-orange color.
Anti-tuberculosis drugs• Ophthalmic examinations are recommended by the PDR every month for
doses of ethambutol greater than 15mg/kg/day. • No official standard of care exists in dosages less than 15 mg/kg/day. • Optic neuropathy can occur at any dose despite regular ophthalmic exams
and that the vision loss can be severe and irreversible. • Obtain a baseline exam to include a visual field test, color vision test,
dilated fundus and optic nerve exam, and visual acuity. • If any visual symptoms occur, patients should discontinue the medication
and see an ophthalmologist.
Visual field test results obtained 3 months after onset of visual symptoms. Both the left (A) and right (B) visual fields show central
scotoma with inferior temporal quadrant defects.
• Name a drug that can be used to treat the following pictures?
Antimalarials
Plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine)
Aralen phosphate (chloroquine)
– Treats malaria, rheumatoid arthritis, and lupus erythematosis
High affinity to melanin, toxic to the retinal pigment epithelium
• Ocular Side Effects:• Bull’s-eye maculopathy • This bull’s-eye maculopathy starts as fine
pigmentary mottling within the macular area.
• The end result can range from reduced vision to blindness
Antimalarials
• Patients at greatest risk are those on hydroxychloroquine for longer than 5 years and those with renal or liver
• Elderly, thin patients may also be overdosed, as may obese patients.
• Dosing regimens are based on body weight, but hydroxychloroquine is primarily absorbed by cellular tissue. Since adipose tissue is relatively acellular, obese patients may be overdosed.
• Dosage exceeds 6.5 mg/kg
• Examination– A baseline exam should be performed before the patient
starts treatment. – Eye exam including Fundus Photos, HVF-10 (red-white),
OCT, Amsler grid, and color vision.
Antimalarials
• Age <40 who are not higher risk follow-up every 2-4 years
• Patients between 40 and 64 years: follow-up every 2-4 years
• Age 64 and older: follow-up(every 1-2 years
• Annual eye examinations should be considered if patients have been on hydrochloroxyquine therapy for longer than 5 years, if they are obese, or lean and small (especially in the case of elderly patients), or if they have progressive macular disease of any type, significant renal or liver disease, or their dosage exceeds 6.5 mg/kg.
Antimalarials
Aralen phosphate (chloroquine)
• Obtain tests as plaquenil exam.
• See patients at least annually if dosage is less than 3.0 mg/kg of ideal body weight.
• See every 6 months if dosage is greater than 3.0 mg/kg body weight, or if patients are short, obese, or have renal and/or liver impairment.
• Edward Calvin Kendall was awarded the 1950 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for discovery of this molecule.
• First produced commercially by Merck & Company on September 30, 1949.
CorticosteroidsPrednisone
To treat inflammatory and allergic conditions. They are very effective for acute disease states as well as chronic conditions
Ocular Side Effects• Posterior subcapsular cataract • Elevated intraocular pressure • Papilledema• Exacerbation of herpetic keratitis
Corticosteroids• Cataracts resulting from steroid use are well known and occur with
topical, systemic, and nasal administration.
• The development of cataract is related to the cumulative dose of prednisone; 25% of patients who use 15 mg/day for 1 year or more will get cataracts that interfere enough with vision to require surgical removal
• The etiology is unknown, the drug may react with amino groups of crystalline lens fibers causing protein complexes to aggregate
• What drugs are use for treatment/prevention in men and women?
Bisphophonates• FOSAMAX • AREDIA• ACTONEL• ZOMETA• BONEFOS• DIDROCAL
Bisphosphonate molecules preferentially "stick" to calcium and bind to it.They accumulate to a high concentration in bones, resulting in maintained or increased bone density and strength
Ocular Side Effects• Scleritis/Episcleritis• Blurred vision • Hyperemia • Anterior uveitis
• What is the class of drugs to treat hepatitis and multiple sclerosis?
Interferons (Intron A/Avonex/Pegasys)
• InterferonsDelayed type hypersensitivity reaction. In many infectious and systemic diseases, the deposition of immune complexes with subsequent complement activation is a major pathogenic mechanism for the devolopment of uveitis
Ocular Side Effects:• Cotton wool spots • Optic neuritis • Ocular pain • Conjunctivitis • Pronounced dry eye• Dilated Eye exam prior to treatment and 2-4
weeks after treatments
• A man reports discoloration of vision after taking a medication from his pill box last night?
ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION
• Viagra (sildenafil citrate)• Cialis (tadalafi) • Levitra(vardenafil) • Staxyn( vardenafil HCl) • Stendra (avanafil)
inhibits phosophodiesterase-5 (PDE-5) which results in vasodilation of smooth muscle.
Ocular Side Effects• Objects have color tinges—usually blue or blue-green, may
be pink or yellow • 11% of patients on 100mg perceive a blue haze up to four
hours • Dark colors appear darker • Visual disturbances • NAION
ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION
• The above ocular side effects are dose-dependent with all three drugs.
– For sildenafil side effects occur at the following incidences:
– 50mg 3% – 100mg 10% – 200mg 40-50%
• The side effects based on dosage with sildenafil start 15-30 minutes after ingestion of the drug, and usually peak 60 minutes after ingestion.
ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION
• Patients who should not take phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors are those who have previously suffered ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) in one eye or anyone who experiences transitory visual loss while on these medications.
• These patients may be more prone to developing NAION in the same or fellow eye if sildenafil or other medicines in this class are ingested.
Herbal Medicines and Nutrional Supplementation
• Canthaxanthine– Tanning – crystalline retinopathy
• Chamomile– Allergic conjunctivitis – one of the most ancient medicinal herbs known to
mankind. – terpenoids and flavonoids – human ailments such as hay fever, inflammation,
muscle spasms, menstrual disorders, insomnia, ulcers, wounds, gastrointestinal disorders, rheumatic pain, and hemorrhoids.
– Essential oils of chamomile are used extensively in cosmetics and aromatherapy
Herbal Medicines and Nutrional Supplementation
• Datura “angel’s trumpet”– Mydriasis from tropane alkaloids, atropine/scopolamine properties
– poison
• Echinacea purpurea– Conjunctivitis – Used for URI, yeast infection, and many other ailments
Herbal Medicines and Nutrional Supplementation
• Ginkgo biloba– Spontaneous hyphema, retinal hemorrhage – Dementia, Alzheimer’s, memory
• Licorice– visual loss associated with migraine-like symptoms – Vasospasm– hypertension
Herbal Medicines and Nutrional Supplementation
• Niacin– Cystoid macular edema– Dry eyes, discoloration of the eyelids, eyelid edema, – proptosis, loss of eyebrows and eyelashes– superficial punctate keratitis
• Vitamin A– Intracranial hypertension when taken in large doses , cause papilledema
Summary• A careful and detailed case history is important to reveal a patient’s
medication history.
• The ocular and visual side effects from a patient’s systemic medication can range from mild to severe.
• Recognition of ocular and visual side effects is important for prompt management to prevent and minimize serious complications.
• There are four resources to report ocular adverse events: National Registry of Drug-Induced Ocular Side Effects, Food and Drug Administration, World Health Organization, and the
pharmaceutical industry.
Thank you for your attention!