Subepithelial Corneal Deposits Associated with Exemestane
This is a case report of corneal deposits noted in a 69-year-old female patient taking the aromatase inhibitor, exemestane, after undergoing a mastectomy and chemotherapy for breast cancer. The patient presented to our eye clinic for a new-onset floater in one eye, and bilateral subepithelial opacit...
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| description | This is a case report of corneal deposits noted in a 69-year-old female patient taking the aromatase inhibitor, exemestane, after undergoing a mastectomy and chemotherapy for breast cancer. The patient presented to our eye clinic for a new-onset floater in one eye, and bilateral subepithelial opacities were found incidentally on exam. The patient completed a 5-year course of the medication shortly after her initial visit with us and was noted to have a slight improvement in the density of the opacities on a follow-up visit 3 months later. We believe these corneal changes were most likely secondary to exemestane. The effect of aromatase inhibitors on the eye deserves further exploration as an increasing number of patients are prescribed these medications. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5be2ada4961d465894c635927d9964142025-02-03T01:04:47ZengWileyCase Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine2090-67222090-67302020-01-01202010.1155/2020/57031645703164Subepithelial Corneal Deposits Associated with ExemestaneAnnahita Amireskandari0Elena Nguyen1David Hinkle2Thomas Mauger3Department of Ophthalmology, West Virginia University, USADepartment of Ophthalmology, West Virginia University, USADepartment of Ophthalmology, West Virginia University, USADepartment of Ophthalmology, West Virginia University, USAThis is a case report of corneal deposits noted in a 69-year-old female patient taking the aromatase inhibitor, exemestane, after undergoing a mastectomy and chemotherapy for breast cancer. The patient presented to our eye clinic for a new-onset floater in one eye, and bilateral subepithelial opacities were found incidentally on exam. The patient completed a 5-year course of the medication shortly after her initial visit with us and was noted to have a slight improvement in the density of the opacities on a follow-up visit 3 months later. We believe these corneal changes were most likely secondary to exemestane. The effect of aromatase inhibitors on the eye deserves further exploration as an increasing number of patients are prescribed these medications.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/5703164 |
| spellingShingle | Annahita Amireskandari Elena Nguyen David Hinkle Thomas Mauger Subepithelial Corneal Deposits Associated with Exemestane Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine |
| title | Subepithelial Corneal Deposits Associated with Exemestane |
| title_full | Subepithelial Corneal Deposits Associated with Exemestane |
| title_fullStr | Subepithelial Corneal Deposits Associated with Exemestane |
| title_full_unstemmed | Subepithelial Corneal Deposits Associated with Exemestane |
| title_short | Subepithelial Corneal Deposits Associated with Exemestane |
| title_sort | subepithelial corneal deposits associated with exemestane |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/5703164 |
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