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Published in: Journal of Medical Case Reports 1/2019

Open Access 01-12-2019 | Angiography | Case report

Risperidone-related bilateral cystoid macular edema: a case report

Authors: Anna Kozlova, Charles D. McCanna, Rony Gelman

Published in: Journal of Medical Case Reports | Issue 1/2019

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Abstract

Background

A report of the second known case of bilateral cystoid macular edema in a patient taking risperidone.

Case presentation

We report a case of a 69-year-old African American woman using risperidone who presented with worsening visual acuity and was found to have bilateral cystoid macular edema. Upon decreasing the dosage of risperidone, the cystoid macular edema resolved and visual acuity markedly improved. Fluorescein angiography and optical coherence tomography were used to document the severity of cystoid macular edema and subsequent resolution after decreased dosage of risperidone.

Conclusion

The documentation of a patient who developed cystoid macular edema associated with risperidone usage indicates that it may be beneficial to monitor patients taking risperidone for the development of maculopathy.
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Metadata
Title
Risperidone-related bilateral cystoid macular edema: a case report
Authors
Anna Kozlova
Charles D. McCanna
Rony Gelman
Publication date
01-12-2019
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Journal of Medical Case Reports / Issue 1/2019
Electronic ISSN: 1752-1947
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-019-1978-y

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