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pharmaceutical herbs with adverse ocular effects
Includes:
1) chamomile
- conjunctivitis from topical chamomile might be caused by sensitivity to pollen in chamomile
2) Echinacea purpurea
a) allergic conjunctivitis
b) ocular adverse effects might result from echinacea's activation of the immune response
3) Ginkgo biloba
a) retinal hemorrhage
b) likely related to platelet inhibition
Related
drugs with adverse ocular effects
General
drug-induced eye disease
References
- Prescriber's Letter 16(1): 2009
Drug-Induced Ocular Effects
Detail-Document#: 250124
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