Interstitial Cystitis

Interstitial cystitis, also known as bladder pain syndrome, can be incapacitating for patients, keeping them up at night with constant feelings of urinary urgency.

A 64-year-old man was referred to the New England Eye Center for evaluation of decreased vision in his left eye.

ATLANTA – Chronic exposure to a drug used to treat interstitial cystitis has recently been linked to pigmentary maculopathy, Nate Lighthizer, OD, FAAO, said here at SECO during a talk on the ocular effects of systemic medications.

SAN FRANCISCO — Long-term use of pentosan polysulfate sodium is strongly associated with vision-threatening pentosan polysulfate maculopathy, a speaker said here.