Re-Treatment With Ethambutol After Toxic Optic Neuropathy.

There are no data in the literature regarding the safety of re-treatment with ethambutol for recurrent mycobacterial infection after prior ethambutol-induced optic neuropathy. We describe a patient who developed optic neuropathy attributed to ethambutol, recovered fully after drug withdrawal, and tolerated a 14-month long re-treatment 10 years later without developing recurrent optic neuropathy. (C) 2016 by North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society

http://ift.tt/2d7wZ4B