This Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System analysis of oxymetazoline eye drops corroborated prior ADEs, including ocular surface disease, conjunctival hyperemia, transient blurred vision, instillation site pain, and headache. The study revealed new safety signals for vitreoretinal complications, hypertension, mydriasis, and tachyphylaxis. Further studies are warranted to confirm these associations and describe mechanisms such as vitreoretinal traction.
Azzam et al. (Wed,) studied this question.