Clomiphene citrate is a common drug used for the treatment of chronic anovulation, especially in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) patients. The drug potentially has systemic and ocular side effects. Here, we present ocular side effects in a PCOS patient and emphasize the need to pay attention to visual complaints during treatment course with clomiphene citrate.
Although coloboma of optic nerve head and/or chorioretinal tissue is not uncommon, duplication or pseudoduplication of the optic disc is rare. Here we report a rare case of pseudotripling of optic disc in a 50-year-old asymptomatic male patient. Orbital magnetic resonance image confirmed presence of only one optic nerve.
RESUMOEmbora o coloboma da cabeça do nervo óptico e/ou tecido coriorretiniano não sejam frequentes, a duplicação ou pseudoduplicação do disco óptico é rara. Relatamos aqui um caso raro de pseudotriplicação do disco óptico em um homem assintomático de 50 anos. A ressonância magnética orbital confirmou a presença de apenas um nervo óptico. Farzinvash Z Rev Bras Oftalmol. 2021;80(4):e0022.
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