Introduction
Methanol is a toxic alcohol which is metabolized in the body to formic
acid and causes severe intoxication. Methanol poisoning is very
dangerous because it can cause severe visual impairment (including
irreversible bilateral blindness), metabolic acidosis, permanent
neurological dysfunction and even death 1.
Irreversible visual loss may occur within hours to days after ingestion.
Treatment regimens are aimed at controlling acid-base balance, removing
the toxic agent by hemodialysis, or using ethanol solution as a
competitive drug 2. In this study we report a case of
unilateral visual loss due to
methanol intoxication.