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Long-term follow-up of retinal morphology and physiology after 2000 mg sildenafil overdose as a means of attempted suicide: a case report.

Gen MiuraTakayuki BabaRyusuke HashimotoShuichi Yamamoto
Published in: BMC ophthalmology (2022)
We observed that high-dose sildenafil ingestion leads to retinal toxicity; the ocular abnormalities may persist for at least 6 months. Optical coherence tomography, Humphrey perimetry, microperimetry, and multifocal electroretinography are useful to quantitatively monitor temporal changes.
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