Scanning laser polarimetry in pulmonary tuberculosis patients on chemotherapy

• Published in: Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore Vol. 35; no. 6; pp. 395 - 399
• Main Authors: Tang, Wilson W T, Lai, Jimmy S M, Tham, Clement C Y, Chan, Kam-Keung, Chan, Kin-Sang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore 01.06.2006
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antitubercular Agents - adverse effects; Antitubercular Agents - therapeutic use; Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmological; Ethambutol - adverse effects; Ethambutol - therapeutic use; Female; Humans; Isoniazid - adverse effects; Isoniazid - therapeutic use; Lasers; Male; Middle Aged; Prospective Studies; Retinal Diseases - chemically induced; Retinal Diseases - diagnosis; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - drug therapy

The aim of this study was to analyse the thickness of the retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) of pulmonary tuberculosis patients on ethambutol and isoniazid. This was a prospective cohort study where patients with newly diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis requiring chemotherapy, including ethambutol and i...