Open AccessOcular side effects of systemic drugs used in dermatology
Author(s) -
P. Sharmila Bhanu,
Harish Kumar,
Saranya Palaniswami,
Borra Harish Lakshman
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/ijd.ijd_353_18
Subject(s) - medicine , hydroxychloroquine , dermatology , adverse effect , intensive care medicine , side effect (computer science) , drug , drug reaction , pharmacology , pathology , covid-19 , disease , computer science , infectious disease (medical specialty) , programming language
Some systemically used drugs in managing dermatologic disorders have associated severe side effects, of which eye involvement is very significant. There are various mechanisms for these drugs to cause damage to the eye. The damage to the eye can be acute as in Stevens-Johnson syndrome or chronic as with chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine toxicity. Knowledge about these drugs and information about the mechanisms and types of damage to the eye are essential. It is also important to understand the monitoring mechanisms to diagnose early and limit the damage. Newer investigative tools, especially the imaging techniques help us to diagnose the adverse effects at an early stage. All these issues are discussed in brief here.