Abstract
Acute methanol poisoning is a global crisis. It can be very dangerous by causing severe visual dysfunction, metabolic disturbances, permanent neurological dysfunction and even death. In a recent hooch tragedy in suburban area in Punjab, 24 (47 eyes) male patients in age group of 25-65 years presented to us after spurious alcohol intake. The time of presentation after alcohol intake varied between 1-15 days as they were referred after medical treatment for systemic ailments at other centers. The amount of alcohol intake in all these patients ranged between 125ml-500ml. At presentation, 19 (40.4%) eyes were PL-VE while 16 (34%) were PL+VE or HMCF, 5 (10.6%) had vision between 6/60-FCCF and 7(14.9%) between 6/6 -6/36. 11(23.4%) eyes showed improvement in visual acuity at 6 weeks of treatment and 6 (12.7%) eyes deteriorated even after the treatment. The nal visual outcome was correlated with age, day of presentation, amount of alcohol and initial visual acuity. In this study, we describe prole of patients who presented with a history of spurious alcohol consumption and assessment of risk factors affecting their nal visual outcome.
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