Adverse ocular effects of flecainide

Purpose: To study if flecainide has ocular adverse effects. Methods: Both eyes of 38 flecainide medicated patients were thoroughly exam ined including colour vision, contrast sensitivity and visual fields. Results: 10.5% of the patients had blurred vision on lateral gaze lasting f or a couple of seconds. Small corneal deposits were found in 14.5% of the p atients. All visual function tests were normal. Conclusion: Flecainide seems to be a safe drug with minimal ocular adverse effects.