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KMID : 0360220190600050486
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Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
2019 Volume.60 No. 5 p.486 ~ p.490
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Bilateral Cataract after Taking Oxcarbazepine
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Kim Hyo-Jeong
Chung Na-Yeon
Yang Chan-Min
Chung Tae-Young
Lim Dong-Hui
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Abstract
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Purpose: To report a case of bilateral posterior subcapsular cataract after taking oxcarbazepine (Trileptal®, Novartis, Basel, Swiss).
Case summary: A 19-year-old female visited our clinic with decreased vision in both eyes. Her best-corrected visual acuity was 0.3 in the right eye and 0.5 in the left eye, and slit-lamp examination revealed a bilateral cortical opacity and subcapsular cataract. She had been taking oxcarbazepine for epilepsy for 10 years, which was discontinued 3 years ago. Her mother had undergone cataract surgeries when she was approximately 46 years of age. No other risk factors for cataract were present.
Conclusions: In the present case, bilateral cortical opacity and subcapsular cataract were assumed to be associated with the use of oxcarbazepine. We suggest that oxcarbazepine could induce a cataract and recommend a regular follow-up by a qualified ophthalmologist.
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KEYWORD
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Anti epileptic drugs, Oxcarbazepine, Subcapsular cataract
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