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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.

Key points
  • Various poisonous substances and nutritional factors may cause the condition.
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    Various poisonous substances may cause the condition as well as nutritional factors.
  • The term toxic amblyopia is a misnomer and is now more accurately termed toxic retinopathies or neuropathies.
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    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.
  • Tobacco amblyopia is a form of toxic amblyopia caused by tobacco containing cyanide.
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    Tobacco amblyopia is a form of toxic amblyopia caused by tobacco containing cyanide .
Symptoms
  • Tobacco amblyopia causes gradual impairment of vision with visual field defects and hindered central vision.
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    Tobacco amblyopia is marked by a gradual impairment of vision characterised by visual field defects and hindered central vision.
  • Methyl alcohol amblyopia may lead to complete blindness.
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    Methyl alcohol amblyopia occurs through acute poisoning by methyl alcohol and may lead to complete blindness.
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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]

  1. ↑ Toxic Amblyopia (Nutritional Amblyopia). The Merck Manuals.
  2. ↑ 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)