| Title |
Pain upon eye movement following digoxin absorption. |
| Creator |
Mermoud, A.; Safran, A.B.; de Stoutz, N. |
| Affiliation |
Department of Ophthalmology, Geneva University Hospital, Switzerland. |
| Abstract |
A patient who had received digoxin for 6 months experienced glare and ocular pain induced by eye movement. The symptoms lasted for 2 days and disappeared within hours after the treatment was discontinued. Four months later, digoxin was readministered. After 2 days, the symptoms reappeared but disappeared again within hours of stopping treatment. The origin of the pain is uncertain, although mechanisms related to optic nerve or ocular muscle involvement should be considered. Digoxin toxicity should be included in the differential diagnosis of pain evoked by ocular movements. |
| Subject |
Adult; Digoxin; Eye Movements; Female; Humans; Pain; Truncus Arteriosus, Persistent; Vision Disorders |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Publication Type |
Journal Article |
| Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/jno/ |
| Publisher |
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Rights Management |
© North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_jno |
| ID |
226056 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6j99cgt/226056 |
