Acute ocular methanol toxicity: Clinical and electrophysiological features

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 225-230

  McKellar, Malcolm J ^a   Hidajat, Rudy R ^a   Elder, Mark J ^a  

^a CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Electrophysiology; Electroretinogram; Macular oedema; Methanol; Ocular; Optic nerve; Retinal oedema; Visual evoked response

Indexed keywords

METHANOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OPTIC DISK; RETINA EDEMA; VISUAL DISORDER;

EID: 0030884615     PISSN: 08149763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1997.tb01397.x     Document Type: Article

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