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Clomifene: serious, sometimes irreversible, vision disorders

 Adverse effects   In 2023, a US team published a case report of a 39-year-old woman who had, for 3 days, been taking 100 mg per day of clomifene (Clomid° or other brands), an oestrogen agonist/antagonist used to treat infertility by inducing ovulation. The woman described visual disturbances characterised by a blurry trail of multiple images persisting behind her hand as she moved it across her field of view.
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Source: "Clomifene: serious, sometimes irreversible, vision disorders" Prescrire Int 2024; 33 (256): 48. Subscribers only.

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