Health Bulletin
Common antibiotics tied to eye emergencies: study
A common class of antibiotics known as Fluoro-quinolones, which include Ciprofloxacin and Levofloxacin, were linked to a higher risk of so-called retinal detachment — when the light-sensitive tissue in the eye separates from gel that fills the eyeball, according to a new Canadian study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. People treated by ophthalmologists for the emergency condition were five times more likely to be taking these drugs, than those who did not have retinal detachment. Researchers said that these drugs are toxic to connective tissue and cartilage causing damage of these tissues in eyes resulting in retinal detachment.
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