Alendronate induced chorioretinitis: The importance of meticulous assessments.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To report a case of presumed bilateral chorioretinitis secondary to alendronate therapy.

Observations

A 71-year-old female presented to the clinic in July 2017 with six months history of difficulty in reading along with floaters in both eyes which were more severe in the right eye. Past medical and surgical history revealed a history of hypertension, gout, hyperthyroidism, osteoporosis, and humerus fracture. She was started on alendronate three months before developing ocular symptoms. On ocular examination, best corrected visual acuity was 20/30 in the right and 20/25 in the left eye. Slit-lamp examination demonstrated normal anterior chamber examination in both eyes. Dilated fundus examination revealed geographic chorioretinal lesions around the optic nerve head in

SUBMITTER: Hassan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6374782 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature