Therapeutic effects of high-dose intravenous prednisolone in methanol-induced toxic optic neuropathy

Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 261-263

  Abrishami, Mojtaba ^a   Abrishami, Majid ^a   Khalifeh, Mohammad ^a   Shoayb, Moussa ^a  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

METHANOL; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; EYE TOXICITY; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROTOXICITY; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; RETINA MACULA LUTEA; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FUNDUS OCULI; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; METHANOL; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; PREDNISOLONE; RETINA; SOLVENTS; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 79958775173     PISSN: 10807683     EISSN: 15577732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jop.2010.0145     Document Type: Article

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