The use of optical coherence tomography for the detection of ocular toxicity by ethambutol.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate, through (OCT), alterations in retinal thickness, secondary to use of ethambutol in the treatment of patients with tuberculosis. In addition to studying the use of simpler semiological tools, such as Amsler and Ishihara, in the screening of these cases.

Methods

Thirty patients with ethambutol were recruited from the reference service of tuberculosis treatment at the Federal University of Espírito Santo from May 2015 to July 2016. After clinical history, the following parameters were analyzed; best corrected visual acuity, biomicroscopy, tonometry, photomotor reflex testing, Ishihara test, Amsler's grid test, color digital retinography and optical coherence tomography with CIRRUS HD-OCT (Humphrey-Zeiss) every 2 months during treatment with ethambutol. T

SUBMITTER: Pavan Taffner BM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6224029 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature