Use of ECT in the presence of acute bilateral posterior vitreous detachmanet.
Tesema TayeLetitia DobraniciMark FisherSarah CullumPublished in: Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (2018)
As the incidence of PVD increases with age, and ECT is used more frequently in elderly people with depression, we recommend paying attention to ophthalmic symptoms as part of the routine clinical monitoring of ECT side effects. If ophthalmic symptoms occur, the risks and benefits of ECT need to be weighed up including consultation with an ophthalmologist.