Ocular Ethambutol Toxicity

Ocular toxicity from ethambutol.

Ocular toxicity of ethambutol.

OBJECTIVE To review the literature on ocular toxicity of ethambutol--its background, clinical presentation, toxicity characteristics, management, monitoring, and preventive measures. DATA SOURCES Literature search of Medline from 1962 to May 2005. STUDY SELECTION All related literature in English using the search formula: (ethambutol OR myambutol) AND (eye* OR ophthal* OR ocular) AND (adver...

A case of ocular toxicity to ethambutol--an idiosyncratic reaction?

Optic neuritis, a well known adverse effect of ethambutol, is related to the dose and duration of the therapy. The patient described here developed rapidly progressive deterioration of vision after only 3 days of treatment with ethambutol. Such a case has not been reported before and it is suspected that this was an idiosyncratic reaction.

Ethambutol ocular toxicity in a patient with pulmonary tuberculosis - a case report.

Purpose. To highlight the importance of using the Farnsworth Panel D-15 Hue test in colour vision testing in patients on ethambutol treatment. Case Report. A 70 year-old lady received ethambutol as part of her anti-tuberculous regime. She developed blue-yellow colour defect detectable with the Farnsworth Panel D-15 Hue test, but not with the Isihara Pseudoisochromatic Plates. Ethambutol was imm...

Ocular toxicity of hydroxychloroquine.

OBJECTIVES To review the types, incidence, pathogenesis, risk factors, and clinical characteristics of hydroxychloroquine ocular toxicity and current views about its screening and management. DATA SOURCES Literature search of Medline up to May 2005. STUDY SELECTION Key words for the literature search were 'hydroxychloroquine', 'chloroquine', 'ocular', 'toxicity', 'retinopathy', and 'screeni...