Diseases

Toxic Optic Neuropathy

Damage to the eye or its function (e.g., VISUAL IMPAIRMENT) due to OPTIC NERVE damage secondary to toxic substances such as drugs used in CHEMOTHERAPY; IMMUNOTHERAPY; or RADIATION.

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Abstract

Damage to the eye or its function (e.g., VISUAL IMPAIRMENT) due to OPTIC NERVE damage secondary to toxic substances such as drugs used in CHEMOTHERAPY; IMMUNOTHERAPY; or RADIATION.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Neuropathy, Toxic Optic
  • Optic Neuropathy, Toxic
  • Toxic Optic Neuropathies
  • Ocular Toxicity
  • Toxicity, Ocular

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32 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2020

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Previous Indexing

  • Eye Injuries (1964-2019)
  • Vision Disorders/chemically induced (1971-2019)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Toxic Optic Neuropathy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000081028. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000081028
  2. Toxic Optic Neuropathy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27675244