Optical coherence tomography can monitor reversible nerve-fibre layer changes in a patient with ethambutol-induced optic neuropathy [3]

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 839-840

  Zoumalan, Christopher I ^a,b   Sadun, Alfredo A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIOSIS; CASE REPORT; COLOR VISION TEST; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EYE EXAMINATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MONITORING; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE AVIUM; NERVE FIBER; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

AGED; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; ETHAMBUTOL; HUMANS; MALE; NERVE FIBERS; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 34249812676     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2006.107326     Document Type: Letter

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