A Case of Macular Edema after Rosiglitazone Use.

Lee, Taek Hoon; Jin, Sun Young; Choi, Moon Jeong; Kim, Chul Gu; Kim, Jong Woo

doi:2007.48.10.1425

J Korean Ophthalmol Soc > Volume 48(10); 2007 > Article

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2007;48(10):1425-1428.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3341/jkos.2007.48.10.1425 Published online October 31, 2007.

A Case of Macular Edema after Rosiglitazone Use.

Taek Hoon Lee, Sun Young Jin, Moon Jeong Choi, Chul Gu Kim, Jong Woo Kim

¹Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon, Korea. chulguk@yahoo.co.kr
²Myung Gok Eye Research Institute, Kim's Eye Hospital, Konyang University, Seoul, Korea.

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이택훈¹,진선영¹,최문정²,김철구¹,김종우¹

Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Konyang University¹, Daejeon, Korea Myung Gok Eye Research Institute, Kim’s Eye Hospital, Konyang University², Seoul, Korea

Correspondence: Chul Gu Kim, M.D.

Abstract

PURPOSE
To report a case of macular edema after the use of the oral hypoglycemic agent rosiglitazone. METHODS: A 43-year-old man, who had diabetic mellitus and was on oral rosiglitazone therapy, complained of a visual disturbance in his left eye. After fundus examination and optical coherence tomography, macular edema was observed, therefore rosiglitazone therapy was discontinued. RESULTS: After 2 weeks, his visual acuity improved, and macular edema decreased in the left eye on optical coherence tomography. CONCLUSIONS: Rosiglitazone use should be considered as one of the potential causes of macular edema.

Key Words: Glitazone;Macular edema;Rosiglitazone;Thiazolidinedione