PAIN UPON EYE-MOVEMENT FOLLOWING DIGOXIN ABSORPTION

A patient who had received digoxin for 6 months experienced glare and ocular pain induced by eve movement. The symptoms lasted for 2 days and disappeared within hours after the treatment was discontinued. Four months later, digoxin was readministered. After 2 days, the symptoms reappeared but disappeared again within hours of stopping treatment. The origin of the pain is uncertain, although mechanisms related to optic nerve or ocular muscle involvement should be considered. Digoxin toxicity should be included in the differential diagnosis of pain evoked by ocular movements.