Ethambutol optic neuropathy
10.3980/j.issn.1672-5123.2019.2.12
- VernacularTitle:乙胺丁醇相关视神经病变
- Author:
Ya-Nan Lyu
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Author Information
1. Shanghai General Hospital
2. First People'
3. s Hospital of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200080, China
4. Shanghai Key Laboratory of Ocular Fundus Disease
5. Shanghai Engineering Center for Visual Science and Photomedicine
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
ethambutol;
optic neuropathy;
ocular toxicity
- From:
International Eye Science
2019;19(2):240-243
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Ethambutol(EMB)has been used as first-line antibiotics to treat tuberculosis. Side effects of ethambutol have been well documented since its original use, with the most serious one being optic neuropathy. EMB-induced optic neuropathy(EON)may be reversible in the early stages, but delayed diagnosis has been shown to result in permanent visual loss. Thus the reversibility of EON is dependent on early detection. In this review, we discuss risk factors, detection methods, treatment and prevention of EON.
