Chlorpromazine-induced refractile corneal deposits and cataract

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 117, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1662-1663

  Leung, Alfred T S ^b   Cheng, Arthur C K ^b   Chan, Wai Man ^b   Lam, Dennis S C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORPROMAZINE; TRIFLUOPERAZINE; TRIHEXYPHENIDYL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATARACT; CORNEA DISEASE; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PHOTOPHOBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0033432679     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.117.12.1662     Document Type: Article

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3. Rasmussen K, Kirk L, Faurbye A. Deposits in the lens and cornea of the eye during long-term chlorpromazine medication. Acta Psychiatr Scand. 1976;53:1-6.