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Kevin J Toolan1, Jacob Fondriest1, Kaitlin Keenan2
1Department of Ophthalmology, Rush University, Chicago, IL, USA.
Purpose:
To describe a case of linezolid toxic optic neuropathy in a 71-year-old female and review the relevant literature.
Observations:
An adult female with progressive, symmetric vision loss was hypothesized to have linezolid toxic optic neuropathy. Following cessation of linezolid, the patient experienced improvement in visual function over two months.
Conclusions And Importance:
Patients diagnosed with linezolid toxic optic neuropathy can expect some return of visual function after cessation. The degree of return does not correlate to the cumulative dose of the drug. The goal of this study was to summarize and add to the current body of literature on the topic.
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