Choroidal effusion as a mechanism for transient myopia induced by hydrochlorothiazide and triamterene.

Author(s): Soylev MF, Green RL, Feldon SE

Affiliation(s): Department of Ophthalmology, University of Southern California School of Medicine, USA.

Publication date & source: 1995-09, Am J Ophthalmol., 120(3):395-7.

Publication type: Case Reports

PURPOSE: We treated a case of transient myopia in a patient being treated with hydrochlorothiazide and triamterene for tinnitus. METHODS: The patient underwent gonioscopic, ophthalmoscopic, and echographic examinations. RESULTS: Examination showed anterior chamber flattening and echography disclosed bilateral 360-degree shallow choroidal detachments. CONCLUSION: All of the patient's symptoms and signs resolved after the cessation of drug therapy.