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MEAJO-Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology. 2013; 20 (1): 92-94
in English
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ABSTRACT
In this case report, we document a 54-year-old woman with total bilateral optic nerve atrophy after local application of methanol containing spirit. Almost all the reported cases of methanol intoxication in the literature are caused by oral ingestion. In this rare case, we present transdermal absorption of methanol that may cause irreversible blindness in addition to intracerebral lesions