Nine Cases of Ethambutol Toxicity on Human Eye.

Kim, Myeong Ae

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1975;16(4):453-456.
Published online April 1, 1975.

Nine Cases of Ethambutol Toxicity on Human Eye.

Myeong Ae Kim

Department of Ophthalmology, Catholic Medical College, Seoul, Korea.

Ethambutol 에 의한 안장애 9례

김명애 ( Myung Ae Kim )

Abstract

Author presented nine patients of eye toxicity from Ethambutol. They used daily the drug, 15~30mg per kilogram body weight during the period of one month to six months. With the relationship of drug induced toxic amblyopia and optic neuritis, seven patients out of nine showed severe visual disturbance. Five of them have the peripheral constriction. Three cases showed relative ring scotoma and one case showed relative central scotoma.

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