Table 4
Post Marketing Events as Reported on the Internet
Listed under the drug reported to have been used
Avelox
Total ADRS 7 Total Patients 5
Vision problems left eye
Flashes of light
Loss vision left eye permanent
Twitching left eyelid
Left lower eyelid twitching
Orbital eye pain
Floaters
Cipro eyedrops
Total ADRS 9 Total Patients 3
Severe eye pain
Tingling, numbness
Screaming headache
Sensation of eyelash in eye
Weakness, stiffness all extremities
Ringing in ears
Burning palms
Partial insomnia
Hand/wrist problems
Cipro
Total ADRS 52 Total Patients 23
Floaters
Posterior Vitreous Detachment
Dry eyes 30-day duration
Temp blurry vision
Spots in eyes
Loss vision right eye temporary
Blurred vision
Vitreous detachment in one eye
Floaters
Blurred vision left eye
Suddenly loss of vision in left eye
Eyes out of sync
Dry eyes
Flashing lights
Floaters
Floaters
Floaters
Black spot right eye
Black spots
Macular degeneration
Severe eye pain
Tingling, prickliness, numbness
Water retention in eye
Clouding and debris in that eye
Flashing lights
Twitching eyes
Hip & joint pain
Blurred peripheral vision
Severe adr to fqs
Light-sensitive
Lost focus
Spots
Dots in eyes
Spots in vision
Floaters
Flashing lights
Vitreous Detachment
Sensation of eyelash in eye
Weakness/heaviness/stiffness all extremities
Vitreous detachment
Light sensitive
Heart murmur
Blurry vision
Burning palms that lasted 2 days
Floaters
Fasciculations above right eye
Acute angle glaucoma
Cobwebs both eyes
Hand / wrist problems
Droopy eyelids
Floxin
Total ADRS 4 Total Number of Patients 1
White blindness
Cloudy vision
Visual disturbances
Visual distortions
Levaquin
Total ADRS 112 Total Number of Patients 61
Floaters
Difficulty focusing
Blurry vision
Dry eyes
Left eye foggy
Eye twitching
Eye movement causing dizziness
Loss of peripheral vision right eye
Increased eye script
Eye spasms
Macular degeneration
Dry and pink eye
Left eye pupil was always more dilated
Vision problems
Vision graying
Blurry vision
Eye sight problems
Reading glasses to bifocals
Vision was blurring
Burning eyes
Involuntary eye movement
Eye problems
Eyesight deterioration
Burning eyes
Severe drug reaction to the Levaquin
Pain on eye movement
Wavy flashing lights
Entire field of vision to turn yellow
Temp blindness lasting five minutes
Eye pain
Vision problems
Vision problems
Cataracts
Lack of focus
Dry eyes
Eyesight has deteriorated
Pain in left eye
Eye pressure
Loss of peripheral vision
Yellow eyes
Floaters
Blurred vision
Spots in vision
Shimmering brightness
Blurred vision
Halo vision
Right eye twitching
Left eye problem
Occasional eye twitches
Difficulty focusing
Eye floaters
Vision problems
Vision problems
Double vision (Diplopia)
Double vision
Fasciltations
Vision is blurred
Vision problems
Vision problems
Brain tumor
Dry itchy eyes
Out of focus
Uncomfortable feeling when focusing
Decreased eye script
Cataracts
Red and veiny
Eyes were reacting in slow motion
Dry eyes
Vision problems
Swollen eyes
Severe adrs to fqs known history of sensitivity
Arthritis in my eyes
Eye pain
Twitching left eye
Basilar cell carcinoma
Eye pain
Twitching in left eye
Sore eyes
Diplopia
Severe liver damage
Blurred vision left eye
Visual distortions
Liver damage
Inflamed eye muscles
Floaters
Decreased vision right eye only
Dilated pupil
Dry eyes
Diplopia
Muscle damage left eye
Light sensitivity left eye
Sensitivity to light
Possibly inflamed optic nerve
Halo
Eyelids do not match
Blurred vision
Severe adr to Motrin
Visual distortions
Flashing lights
Floaters
Crippled for life from Levaquin
Fluorescence lights bothersome
Eye pain
Maxaquin
Total ADRS 3 Total Number of Patients 1
Deteriorating vision
Light sensitivity
Required new glasses
Noroxin
Total ADRS 3 Total Number of Patients 2
Vision deteriorated
Left eye deteriorating vision
New glasses
Tequin
Total ADRS 10 Total Number of Patients 4
Left eye lid drooping
Floppy eyelid left eye
Vision disturbances
Blurred vision
Dimmed vision
Twitching right eye
Extremely blurry
Dimmer vision both eyes
Sight went DARK
Dead spots on optic nerve
Unidentified Quinolone or Fluoroquinolone
Total ADRS 34 Total Number of Patients 18
Burning eyes
Posterior Vitreous Detachment
Field of vision would be white
Right eye partial vision loss
Posterior vitreous base detachment
Double vision
20/40 vision in my left eye
Floaters
Vision problems one eye
Eye floaters
Jerky eye
Very sensitive to the light
Eyes hurt
Dry eyes
Narrow angles
Eye twitching
Left eyelid is droopy
Blurred vision
Complete loss of vision in center of right eye
Abnormal nerve movement in the eye
Reduced visual acuity
Severe adrs to fqs
Red eyes
Right eyelid tight
Problems with tracking an object
Temp loss of vision
Hemorrhages around the iris
Left pupil dilated
Focusing
Strong photophobia
Ocular "lightening flashes"
Blurred and fuzzy vision
Shimmering
Note: When reviewing this list one must keep in mind that these are spontaneous reports with the minimum of information being provided regarding the drug used, the reason for therapy, duration of therapy, etc., as well as the fact that the adrs are listed using the patient’s descriptions of such events rather than the correct medical terminology normally employed by physicians.