Open AccessAssociation of macular disease with long-term use of pentosan polysulfate sodium: findings from a US cohort
Author(s) -
Nieraj Jain,
Alexa L. Li,
Yinxi Yu,
Brian L. VanderBeek
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
british journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.016
H-Index - 153
eISSN - 1468-2079
pISSN - 0007-1161
DOI - 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2019-314765
Subject(s) - maculopathy , medicine , cohort , macular degeneration , age related maculopathy , odds ratio , drusen , cohort study , retrospective cohort study , ophthalmology , surgery , retinopathy , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology
A series at a single clinical centre recently demonstrated an association between the interstitial cystitis drug pentosan polysulfate sodium (PPS) and a vision-threatening pigmentary maculopathy. The aim of this study was to determine if an association exists between PPS use and macular disease in a large national cohort.