[Toxicity of recent and less recent drugs on the optic nerve. Does Viagra cause blindness?].
The optic nerve is quite vulnerable to the toxic effect of drugs. Since the last thirty years new drugs have appeared that are potentially harmful to the optic nerve. They are described.
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Service d'Ophtalmologie, Hôpital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles. monique.cordonnier@erasme.ulb.ac.be
D000081:Acetamides / Q000009:adverse effects; D000638:Amiodarone / Q000009:adverse effects; D001766:Blindness / Q000139:chemically induced*; D004977:Ethambutol / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000009:adverse effects; D000069349:Linezolid; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000187:drug effects*; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D023303:Oxazolidinones / Q000009:adverse effects; D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013629:Tamoxifen / Q000009:adverse effects; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors
D000081:Acetamides; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D023303:Oxazolidinones; D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D013629:Tamoxifen; D004977:Ethambutol; D000069349:Linezolid; D000638:Amiodarone