Iodine-Induced Retinopathy: A Case Report
Journal Title: Turkish Journal of Ophthalmology - Year 2020, Vol 50, Issue 4
Abstract
Potassium iodide is used as an iodine supplement in salt as part of a national program in Turkey. An overdose of iodine has a toxic effect on the retinal pigment epithelium and photoreceptors. The case presented here is a patient who developed retinopathy following consumption of an excessive dose of iodine.
Authors and Affiliations
Sabiha Güngör Kobat, Fatih Cem Gül, Burak Turgut
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- DOI 10.4274/tjo.galenos.2020.02686
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