Open AccessTobacco-alcohol amblyopia: A rare complication of prolonged alcohol abuse
Author(s) -
Jyoti Prakash,
Vssr Ryali,
Kalpana Srivastava,
Pallavi Bhat,
R Shashikumar,
Ankit Singal
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
industrial psychiatry journal/industrial psychiatry journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-2795
pISSN - 0972-6748
DOI - 10.4103/0972-6748.98424
Subject(s) - alcohol , complication , alcohol consumption , alcohol abuse , medicine , alcohol and health , psychiatry , surgery , chemistry , biochemistry
Tobacco-alcohol amblyopia is rare, however, extremely disabling complication seen in patient with alcohol dependence syndrome, which if not addressed properly and at the right time may lead to persisting deficits. We here report a patient of alcohol-dependence syndrome who presented with significant diminution of vision bilaterally in the background of excess alcohol consumption.