Intravenous Plus Intravitreal Erythropoietin for Management of Methanol Toxicity Optic Neuropathy: A Case Report and Brief Review

Overview

Journal Clin Case Rep

Date 2023 Mar 6

PMID 36873065

Authors

Mehran Rashidi Alavijeh

Sadegh Mazaheri-Tehrani

Amir Sepehr Saffari

Mohammadreza Fazel

Farhad Fazel

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Abstract

Methanol can inhibit cellular aerobic respiration pathway and causes cell hypoxia specially in optic neurons. Despite using many drugs, methanol-induced optic neuropathy (MION) still has a poor prognosis. Here we present a case of MION which is managed by a combination of intravenous and intravitreal erythropoietin in addition to corticosteroids.

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