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Talc emboli and macular ischemia in intravenous drug abuse.

A patient with decreased visual acuity had small, glistening white particles that were scattered over both posterior poles. Monochromatic fundus photography revealed ghost vessels and intraluminal particulate matter in small retinal vessels. Fluorescein angiography demonstrated nonperfusion of small arterioles and macular capillaries. The patient admitted to multiple intravenous injections of crushed methylphenidate (Ritalin) hydrochloride tablets, which contain talc 18 months prior to examination. To our knowledge, visual loss and irreversible macular ischemia from talc emboli have not been previously documented.

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