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AMBLYOPIA IN ALCOHOLISM A REPORT OF THREE CASES
Author(s) -
Wilkinson Patricia,
Santamaria J. N.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1972.tb47310.x
Subject(s) - pathogenesis , chronic alcoholism , medicine , perception , blind spot , psychology , ophthalmology , neuroscience
Three cases are reported in which the patients had amblyopia with central scotomata and marked loss of red perception. All were chronic alcoholics, all were smokers—but only of mild tobacco—and all were dependent on bromureides. The pathogenesis of their condition is discussed, including the possible role of bromide intoxication.