Serial retinal nerve fiber layer changes in patients with toxic optic neuropathy associated with antituberculosis pharmacotherapy

Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 531-535

  Kim, Yong Kyu ^a,b   Hwang, Jeong Min ^a  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR VISION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EYE TOXICITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NERVE FIBER; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PERIMETRY; PUPIL REFLEX; RETINA NERVE CELL; TOXIC OPTIC NEUROPATHY; TREATMENT DURATION; TUBERCULOSIS; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

AGED; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; COLOR VISION DEFECTS; ETHAMBUTOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ISONIAZID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBERS; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; RETINAL NEURONS; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 77149123935     PISSN: 10807683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jop.2009.0064     Document Type: Article

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