Central serous chorioretinopathy in a patient taking sildenafil citrate

Zishan A Allibhai; Jeffrey S Gale; Thomas S Sheidow

Central serous chorioretinopathy in a patient taking sildenafil citrate

Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging. 2004 Mar-Apr;35(2):165-7.

Authors

Zishan A Allibhai¹, Jeffrey S Gale, Thomas S Sheidow

Affiliation

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, Ivey Eye Institute, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.

PMID: 15088831

Abstract

A 37-year-old man presented with decreased vision in the right eye following increased use of sildenafil citrate. The visual and clinical findings worsened during the following week with continued use and then resolved rapidly with discontinuation of sildenafil citrate.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Choroid Diseases / chemically induced*
Choroid Diseases / diagnosis
Fluorescein Angiography
Humans
Male
Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors / adverse effects*
Piperazines / adverse effects*
Purines
Retinal Diseases / chemically induced*
Retinal Diseases / diagnosis
Sildenafil Citrate
Sulfones

Substances

Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors
Piperazines
Purines
Sulfones
Sildenafil Citrate