Follow up of retinal nerve fiber layer thickness with optic coherence tomography in patients receiving anti-tubercular treatment may reveal early optic neuropathy

GUMUS A., Oner V.

CUTANEOUS AND OCULAR TOXICOLOGY, vol.34, no.3, pp.212-216, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 34 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.3109/15569527.2014.954715
  • Journal Name: CUTANEOUS AND OCULAR TOXICOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.212-216
  • Keywords: Ethambutol, isoniazid, optic coherence tomography, retinal nerve fiber layer thickness, PARKINSON-DISEASE, GLAUCOMA, DEFICIENCY, NEURITIS, CHILDREN, DRUGS
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of anti-tubercular treatment on retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness and the efficiency of optic coherence tomography (OCT) on early diagnosis of optic neuropathy.