ArticleBMJ case reports2022
Bilateral choroidal effusions after taking acetazolamide for altitude sickness.
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- Transient myopia induced by acetazolamide in a pregnant patient with idiopathic intracranial hypertension: A case of successful rechallenge.American journal of ophthalmology case reports · 2026Article
- Bilateral Choroidal Detachment Following Pseudophakic Cystoid Macular Edema Treatment with Oral Acetazolamide.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Acute Myopic Shift after a Single Dose of Acetazolamide: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde · 2024Review
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Abstract
A fit and healthy 44-year-old woman took a single dose of oral acetazolamide (125 mg) in preparation for a hiking trip to Everest base camp. She awoke the next morning with profoundly blurred distance vision. She presented to eye casualty later that morning, approximately 18 hours postingestion: examination demonstrated myopia and bilateral choroidal effusions. Acetazolamide is used to minimise symptoms of altitude sickness. Rarely, its use can be linked with ophthalmic side effects, such as myopia. A handful of case reports also describe choroidal effusions secondary to its use as part of ophthalmic treatment (eg, postoperatively). This is the first reported case in which choroidal effusions have been demonstrated as a side effect of its prophylactic use against altitude sickness.
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