Etretinate and visual function: a 1-year follow-up study.

Pitts, J F; Mackie, R M; Dutton, G N; McClure, E A; Allan, D · Br J Dermatol · 1991

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Abstract

Concern has been expressed in the literature that the drug etretinate may be potentially retinotoxic. Four patients are reported who have received long-term treatment with etretinate and who have undergone detailed evaluation for the development of visual dysfunction over a 1-year period. Despite prolonged treatment and high total doses no evidence of ocular toxicity attributable to the drug was found in any of the patients.

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