Severe optic neuropathy caused by dichloromethane inhalation

Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 607-612

  Kobayashi, Atsushi ^a   Ando, Akira ^a   Tagami, Nobuko ^a   Kitagawa, Masahiko ^a   Kawai, Emi ^a   Akioka, Masako ^a   Arai, Eiko ^a   Nakatani, Toshio ^a   Nakano, Satoshi ^a   Matsui, Yoshie ^b   Matsumura, Miyo ^a  

^a KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO KATSURA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; DICHLOROMETHANE; ORGANIC SOLVENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION; CASE REPORT; CRITICAL FLICKER FUSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; INHALATION; INTOXICATION; LIVER METABOLISM; MALE; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PERIMETRY; RETINA INJURY; SLIT LAMP; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

AGED; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MALE; METHYLENE CHLORIDE; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES;

EID: 57349181462     PISSN: 10807683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jop.2007.0100     Document Type: Article

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