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Case Report Open Access
Volume 6 | Issue 1 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.33696/casereports.6.032

Misleading Clumsiness: Unraveling Confusion Between Balance and Visual Field Constriction Caused by Amiodarone

  • 1Department of Ophthalmology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA
  • 2Department of Otolaryngology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA
  • 3Department of Ophthalmology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, USA
  • 4Department of Neurology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, USA
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Corresponding Author

Melanie Truong-Le, melanie.truongle@gmail.com

Received Date: September 20, 2024

Accepted Date: December 19, 2024

Abstract

This study highlights a unique case of amiodarone toxicity, presenting with atypical symptoms of bilateral concentric visual field constriction and ambulation instability, without optic neuropathy or optic nerve edema. Despite no decline in visual acuity, the patient experienced significant visual field loss, along with gait instability, both of which resolved upon discontinuing amiodarone. This case underscores the importance of thorough baseline medication reconciliation and heightened awareness of unusual amiodarone-induced side effects impacting both visual fields and balance.

Keywords

Amiodarone, Visual field constriction, Whorl keratopathy, Amiodarone side effect, Amiodarone toxicity, Balance problems, Medication reconciliation, Atypical amiodarone toxicity

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