Ethambutol Optic Neuropathy Three Years into Treatment

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Identifier 20220213_nanos_posters_023
Title Ethambutol Optic Neuropathy Three Years into Treatment
Creator Benjamin Meyer; Valérie Biousse; Nancy Newman
Affiliation (BM) (VB) (NN) Emory Eye Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
Subject Optic Neuropathy; Retina; Visual Fields; Diagnostic Tests (ERG, VER, OCT, HRT, mfERG, etc)
Description Optic neuropathy is a known complication of ethambutol therapy that typically presents within the first nine months of treatment. We present a case of ethambutol toxicity in a patient three years into treatment for Mycobacterium Avium Complex (MAC) infection.
Date 2022-02
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 2022 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting
Relation is Part of NANOS Annual Meeting 2022: Poster Session I: Disorders of the Anterior Visual Pathway (Retina, Optic Nerve, and Chiasm)
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NANOS Annual Meeting Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/nanos-annual-meeting-collection/
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management Copyright 2022. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s6bvn77a
Setname ehsl_novel_nam
ID 2062698
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6bvn77a
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