Ophthalmologic studies under the effect of oral contraceptives

ABSTRACT

Eleven cases of short-term Anorlar 1 users [age 20-30 years] and 22 of the long-term pill users [up to four years] with an age ranging from 30 to 40 years were examined in the Ophthalmology department for ritual acuity, tension of the eye and fundus examination. All cases showed normal tension of the eye and no pathological findings were found in the fundus pictures of these pill users, even up to four years of intake. The defects in visual acuity was not related to the pill intake as they could be explained by the errors of refraction