Drugs That Affect Color Vision                                                               View Shopping Cart

The following chart offers just a sample of the popular drugs that have been reported to affect color vision. If you think that you might have a problem, please see your Professional Eye Care Specialist right away.

Analgesics, Anti-Inflammatory Agents:

Drug	Side Effects
Ibuprofen (Advil)	Blurred Vision; Decreased Vision; Photosensitivity; Decrease in Color Vision;
Naproxen (Anaprox, Aleve)	Decreased Vision; Changes in Color Vision; photosensitivity, corneal opacities

Cardiovascular Drugs

Drug	Side Effects
Digitalis glycosides	Color Vision Defects, Decreased Vision, Glare Phenomenon, Flickering Vision
Diuretics (Thiazide-type)	Color Vision Abnormalities, Decreased Vision, Myopia, Retnal Edema

Hormones, Hormone-Related Drugs

Drug	Side Effects
Estradiol (general)	Color Vision Abnormalities, Decreased Vision, Fluctuations of corneal curvature and corneal steepening.
Oral Contraceptives	Color Vision Abnormalities, Decreased Vision, Retnal vascular disorders
Tamoxifen (Nolvadex)	Decrease in Color Vision, Decreased Vision, corneal opacities, retinopathy, possible optic neuritis or neuropathy

Other Drugs

Drug	Applications	Side Effects
Plaquenil	Malaria, Lupus, Arthritis	Color Vision
Myambutol	Arthritis	Color Vision

Full listings can be found in the recently published 5th edition of Drug-Induced Ocular Side Effects by Fredrick T. Fraunfelder, MD, Fredrick W. Fraunfelder, MD, and Joan A. Randall, MPH

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