Case Report: IVCM of corneal chlorpromazine toxicity drug deposits

To investigate corneal deposits in a patient undergoing long-term chlorpromazine therapy using in vivo confocal microscopy with the HRT II Rostock Corneal Module. We reported a 45-year-old woman with a 7-year history of chlorpromazine therapy presented with bilateral photophobia and a 4-year history...

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Main Authors: Xianwen Xiao, Xie Fang, Zhiwen Xie, Shunrong Luo, Yuan Lin, Huping Wu
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-08-01
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description To investigate corneal deposits in a patient undergoing long-term chlorpromazine therapy using in vivo confocal microscopy with the HRT II Rostock Corneal Module. We reported a 45-year-old woman with a 7-year history of chlorpromazine therapy presented with bilateral photophobia and a 4-year history of gradual-onset blurred vision. Slit-lamp examination revealed yellowish deposits in the corneal endothelium and Descemet’s membrane. In vivo confocal microscopy identified irregular hyper-reflective deposits in all corneal layers. The epithelial and superficial stromal deposits had well-defined edges, while the posterior stromal, Descemet’s membrane, and endothelial deposits appeared as hollow granules and streaks. This study is the first to use in vivo confocal microscopy to identify crystalline deposits in the corneal stroma and endothelium caused by high-dose chlorpromazine. These findings offer new insights into drug metabolism on the ocular surface and provide a basis for future research.
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Xie Fang
Xie Fang
Xie Fang
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Zhiwen Xie
Zhiwen Xie
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Zhiwen Xie
Zhiwen Xie
Zhiwen Xie
Shunrong Luo
Shunrong Luo
Shunrong Luo
Shunrong Luo
Shunrong Luo
Shunrong Luo
Yuan Lin
Yuan Lin
Yuan Lin
Yuan Lin
Yuan Lin
Yuan Lin
Huping Wu
Huping Wu
Huping Wu
Huping Wu
Huping Wu
Huping Wu
Case Report: IVCM of corneal chlorpromazine toxicity drug deposits
Frontiers in Medicine
chlorpromazine
ocular surface
toxicity
corneal
drug deposits
in vivo confocal microscopy
title Case Report: IVCM of corneal chlorpromazine toxicity drug deposits
title_full Case Report: IVCM of corneal chlorpromazine toxicity drug deposits
title_fullStr Case Report: IVCM of corneal chlorpromazine toxicity drug deposits
title_full_unstemmed Case Report: IVCM of corneal chlorpromazine toxicity drug deposits
title_short Case Report: IVCM of corneal chlorpromazine toxicity drug deposits
title_sort case report ivcm of corneal chlorpromazine toxicity drug deposits
topic chlorpromazine
ocular surface
toxicity
corneal
drug deposits
in vivo confocal microscopy
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2025.1614699/full
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