Research Article
Visual Symptoms in Parkinson's Disease
Table 2
Adverse ocular reactions to treatment for Parkinson's disease.
| Treatment | Examples | Ocular side effects |
| Anticholinergi | Benzhexol, Diphenydramine | Mydriasis, photophobia, dry eyes, decreased accommodation, anisocoria, blurred vision, anterior angle closure | Dopamine agonists | Bromocriptine | May exacerbate visual hallucinations | Pramipexole | May exacerbate visual hallucinations | Ropinirole | May exacerbate visual hallucinations | L-dopa | L-dopa/carbidopa | Mydriasis, miosis, blepharospasm eyelid ptosis, may prolong latency of saccades | MAO inhibitors | Selegiline | May cause loss of visual acuity and blurred vision | Antiviral | Amantadine | Mydriasis, superficial keratitis, reduced accommodation, hallucinations | Antidepressant | Imipramine | Mydriasis, cycloplegia, dry eyes, ocular muscle paresis, nystagmus |
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