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Case Reports
. 2005 Jun;89(6):774-5.
doi: 10.1136/bjo.2004.058099.

Multifocal electroretinogram demonstrated macular toxicity associated with ethambutol related optic neuropathy

T Y Y Lai, W-M Chan, D S C Lam, E Lim
Case Reports

Multifocal electroretinogram demonstrated macular toxicity associated with ethambutol related optic neuropathy

T Y Y Lai et al. Br J Ophthalmol. 2005 Jun.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
(A) Fundus photograph of the right (left) and left (right) eyes on presentation demonstrating bilateral splinter haemorrhages (arrows) with mild left optic disc swelling. (B) Automated visual field test showed central scotoma in the left (left) and right (right) eyes.
Figure 2
Figure 2
(A) Trace arrays of multifocal electroretinogram (mfERG) of the right (left) and left (right) eyes on presentation showing generalised reduction of retinal responses at the macula. (B) Trace arrays of mfERG of the right (left) and left (right) eyes 3 months after cessation of ethambutol demonstrating recovery and improvement of the mfERG responses.
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