Dysfunction in macula, retinal pigment epithelium and post retinal pathway in acute organophosphorus poisoning.

Padmini DahanayakeTharaka Lagath DassanayakeManoji PathirageAnuradha ColombageIndika Bandara GawarammanaSaman SenanayakeMichael SedgwickVajira S Weerasinghe

Published in: Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) (2020)

Acute OP poisoning seems to affect the functions of the RPE and the visual electrophysiological changes outlast the cholinergic phase. Limited evidence suggests that photoreceptors of the macula region and post retinal pathway might be affected in some patients.

Keyphrases

liver failure
end stage renal disease
optical coherence tomography
respiratory failure
diabetic retinopathy
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
drug induced
peritoneal dialysis
oxidative stress
prognostic factors
optic nerve
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation