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Question answered:24/10/07 Warning! this question is over two years old.
The SPC for Glivec [1]has a section on undesirable effects, this includes a table of adverse reactions in clinical studies. For eye disorders it reports:
“Common: Eyelid oedema, lacrimation increased, conjunctival haemorrhage, conjunctivitis, dry eye, blurred vision
Uncommon: Eye irritation, eye pain, orbital oedema, scleral haemorrhage, retinal haemorrhage, blepharitis, macular oedema
Rare: Cataract, glaucoma, papilloedema”
Reference
1) http://emc.medicines.org.uk/emc/assets/c/html/displaydoc.asp?documentid=15014
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