Title of article :
Digoxin viual toxicity with therapeutic blood level of digoxin
Author/Authors :
Mitchell Jay Wolin، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 1998
Abstract :
Purpoe
To report two cae of digoxin-related viual diturbance aociated with therapeutic blood level of digoxin.
Method
Cae report. One patient reported himmering light in the field of viion of both eye; the econd patient had a corrected viual acuity of BE, 20/40 and generalized viual field depreion in both eye. Both patient experienced thee ymptom while receiving digoxin.
Reult
Both patient had digoxin blood level in the therapeutic range (1.7 and 1.0 ng/ml, repectively). Therapeutic level are 0.5 to 2.0 ng/ml. After dicontinuing digoxin, the firt patient noted that the himmering light ymptom reolved, and the econd patient had improved viual acuity and viual field.
Concluion
Digoxin-related viual toxicity may be aociated with therapeutic blood level of digoxin. Recognition of thi entity may avoid unneceary teting and frutration.
Journal title :
American Journal of Ophthalmology
Journal title :
American Journal of Ophthalmology