Clozapine‑induced cataract in a young female
Md. Shahid Alam1★, K. V. Praveen Kumar2★ Corresponding author
- 1Department of Orbit Oculoplasty Reconstructive and Aesthetic Services, Sankara Nethralaya Medical Research Foundation, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, College, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India Case Report.
- 2Department of Ophthalmology, Narayana Medical College, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India Case Report.
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Md. Shahid Alam
Department of Orbit Oculoplasty Reconstructive and Aesthetic Services, Sankara Nethralaya Medical Research Foundation, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, College, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India Case Report.
Received: 08-09-2016; Revised: 09-10-2016; Accepted: 13-10-2016.
Volume 7, Issue 4 · pp. 184–186 · PUBLISHED 2016 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.195904
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A variety of systemic drugs including corticosteroids, amiodarone and antipsychotics have been known to cause cataract formation. Typical antipsychotics such as chlorpromazine have been reported to cause cataract formation in varying rates ranging from 22% to 80%. Cataract as an adverse effect resulting from the long term use of atypical antipsychotic has rarely been mentioned in literature, and there is only a single case report of cataract formation from prolonged use of clozapine. We report a rare case of clozpine induced cataract in a young female. The patient was advised to consult her psychiatrist for a change of drug and to undergo cataract surgery.
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Alam, M. S., & Kumar, K. V. P. (2016). Clozapine‑induced cataract in a young female. Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics, 7(4), 184–186. https://doi.org/10.4103/0976-500X.195904