Ocular sequelae from the illicit use of class A drugs

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Aim: To highlight the changes that may take place in the visual system of the class A drug abuser. Methods: A literature review was carried out of ocular/visual sequelae of the more common class A drugs. These include stimulants (cocaine and crack cocaine), narcotics (heroin, morphine, methadone) and hallucinogenics (ecstasy, lysergic acid diethylamide, magic mushrooms, mescaline, phencyclidine). Results: Ocular sequelae affecting visual acuity, the eye and its adnexa, ocular posture and ocular motility can result from recreational use of these drug(s). Conclusions: Awareness of the consequences of illicit drug use should lead to more pertinent questioning during history-taking.

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Firth, A. Y. (2004). Ocular sequelae from the illicit use of class A drugs. British and Irish Orthoptic Journal, 1(0), 10. https://doi.org/10.22599/bioj.239

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