Based on the exam and the history, the man was diagnosed with bilateral toxic optic neuropathy, the authors wrote. After discontinuing the mouthwash, the man's vision improved. At a three-month follow ...

Other agents that may be at the root of toxic optic neuropathy include methanol, ethambutol, Taxol (paclitaxel, Bristol-Myers Squibb) and amiodarone, Dr. Levin said.

Chronic mouthwash ingestion led to man's 'severe' vision loss - 'toxic optic neuropathy’ The oral rinse has been identified as the cause of visual loss in more than one case report.

Berna Gomez's world was turned upside down when she was diagnosed with toxic optic neuropathy at age 42. The rapidly progressing disease deteriorated the Spanish science teacher's ...