A 55 year old cardiac patient who was on long-term treatment comes for follow up visit. The physician observes the following finding on ophthalmological examination. Which drug prescribed by the physician would most probably be responsible for this?
Correct Answer: Amiodarone
Description: The image shows "voex keratopathy". Here, there is a whorl-like pattern of epithelial deposits in the cornea. Causes:Drugs-Amiodarone, Chloroquine, Phenothiazines, Indomethacin Fabry's disease and its carrier stateThe whorl-like pattern shows the direction of migration of corneal epithelial cells.
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