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Case Reports
. 2005 Nov;89(11):1543-4.
doi: 10.1136/bjo.2005.079137.

Tobacco-alcohol amblyopia: a maculopathy?

R Behbehani, R C Sergott, P J Savino
Case Reports

Tobacco-alcohol amblyopia: a maculopathy?

R Behbehani et al. Br J Ophthalmol. 2005 Nov.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Static perimetry using (A) the 24-2 program shows an inferior arcuate defect in the right eye; a superonasal and an inferior defect in the left eye. (B) The 10-2 program shows bilateral central defects.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Trace arrays of multifocal ERG showing decreased amplitudes in both the right eye (A) and the left eye (B) with almost isoelectric responses centrally and improvement towards the periphery.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Fundus photographs showing swollen discs with some telangiectatic vessels in both eyes. (A) Right eye, (B) left eye.
Figure 4
Figure 4
Trace arrays of patient 2 showing reduced amplitude in the central region of both eyes.
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