Medicine:Toxic amblyopia
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Toxic amblyopia, or nutritional optic neuropathy, is a condition where a toxic reaction in the optic nerve results in visual loss. Various poisonous substances may cause the condition as well as nutritional factors.[1]
Tobacco amblyopia is a form of toxic amblyopia caused by tobacco containing cyanide. Tobacco amblyopia is marked by a gradual impairment of vision characterised by visual field defects and hindered central vision.[citation needed]
Methyl alcohol amblyopia occurs through acute poisoning by methyl alcohol and may lead to complete blindness.[citation needed]
Since the term toxic amblyopia is a misnomer according to modern definition of amblyopia, it is now more accurately termed as toxic retinopathies or neuropathies.[2]
References
- ↑ Toxic Amblyopia (Nutritional Amblyopia). The Merck Manuals.
- ↑ Parsons' diseases of the eye. Ramanjit Sihota, Radhika Tandon (Twenty-second ed.). New Delhi, India. 2015. p. 88. ISBN 978-81-312-3819-6. OCLC 905915528.
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