tobacco-alcohol amblyopia

tobacco-alcohol amblyopia

an acquired optic neuropathy particularly involving the maculopapillary bundle nerve fibers associated with excessive alcohol and tobacco consumption.

to·bac·co-al·co·hol am·bly·o·pi·a

(tŏ-bak'ō-al'kŏ-hol am'blē-ō'pē-ă)
An acquired optic neuropathy particularly involving the maculopapillary bundle nerve fibers associated with excessive alcohol and tobacco consumption and with poor nutritional status.
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Optical coherence tomography in a patient with tobacco-alcohol amblyopia. Eye (Lond).
Study of visual field in healthy chronic smokers
In January 1992, physicians in Pinar del Rio, the westernmost province of Cuba (Figure 1, page 189), began to report cases of optic neuropathy, predominantly among adult men who used both tobacco end alcohol; the illnesses were diagnosed as tobacco-alcohol amblyopia. During January-June 1992, 14-36 cases of optic neuropathy were reported each month in rural areas of Pinar del Rio.
Tobacco-alcohol amblyopia: a proposed biochemical basis for pathogenesis.
Epidemic neuropathy - Cuba, 1991-1994

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