Acute transient myopia induced by indapamide

PURPOSE: To report on a case of acute transient myopia associated with cili ochoroidal detachment induced by indapamide. METHOD: Case report. Clinical examination, ultrasonography, and fluorescein angiography were performed during the acute phase of disease and convalesc ence, RESULTS: After indapamide was discontinued, acute bi lateral myopia, which was associated with anterior cham ber shallowing and diffuse choroidal thic kening, resolved spontaneously 8 days after onset. The initial angiography showed scattered islands of delayed fluorescein filling that disappeared wi thout any permanent change by day 30. CONCLUSION: Indapamide can induce spontaneously resolving transient myopia associated with diffuse choroidal thickening. (Am J Ophthalmol 2000;129:538 -540. (C) 2000 by Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.).