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CMAJ • August 19, 2003; 169 (4)
© 2003 Canadian Medical Association or its licensors

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Acute visual loss after initiation of antihypertensive therapy: case report

Norman Mainville and W.E.S. Connolly

At the time of writing, Dr. Mainville was a McGill University medical student and was a PhD candidate in the Division of Experimental Medicine, Montreal General Hospital, Montréal, Que. Dr. Connolly is Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, McGill University, and Chief of Ophthalmology, St. Mary's Hospital, Montréal, Que.

Correspondence to: Dr. W.E.S. Connolly, Chief of Ophthalmology, St. Mary's Hospital, 107–5165 Sherbrooke St. W, Montréal QC H4A 1T6; wesc{at}wesconnolly.com

Abstract

WE REPORT THE CASE OF A 50-year-old man who reported sudden, painless loss of vision in his left eye after starting antihypertensive therapy. Potential causes of acute painless unilateral visual loss are discussed, as is the initial management of hypertension in asymptomatic patients.