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dc.contributor.authorPhillips, Kevin C.en_US
dc.contributor.authorClarke-Farr, Peter Cen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-13T13:16:26Z-
dc.date.available2020-08-13T13:16:26Z-
dc.date.issued2018-
dc.identifier.citationPhillips, K. C. & Clarke-Farr, P. C. 2018. Ethambutol toxic optic neuropathy: a case report and review. African Vision and Eye Health, 77(1): a419. [https://doi.org/10.4102/ aveh.v77i1.419]en_US
dc.identifier.issn2410-1516-
dc.identifier.issn2413-3183-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11189/7444-
dc.description.abstractThis article presents a case of ethambutol toxic optic neuropathy determined during the routine optometric examination of a 66-year-old man. Ethambutol is an established drug for the treatment of tuberculosis, but has significant side effects, notably optic neuropathy. The prognosis for vision restoration is unpredictable, with the possibility of permanent vision loss. Treatment cessation is the only option to limit ocular damage; therefore, the early recognition of ethambutol optic neuropathy by optometrists is essential.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAOSISen_US
dc.relation.ispartofAfrican Vision and Eye Healthen_US
dc.subjectEthambutolen_US
dc.subjecttoxic optic neuropathyen_US
dc.subjecttuberculosisen_US
dc.subjectdrug toxicityen_US
dc.subjectcentral field defecten_US
dc.titleEthambutol toxic optic neuropathy: a case report and reviewen_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.4102/ aveh.v77i1.419-
dc.typeArticleen_US
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