Visual Outcomes in Acute Methyl Alcohol poisoning and its Biochemical Predictors: A Hospital-Based Study in Eastern India

Subject Areas : Journal of Chemical Health Risks

Suchismita Mishra ¹ , Pradeep Panigrahi ² , Priya Gupta ³ , Keya Chakrabarti ⁴

1 - Department of Ophthalmology, Institute of Medical Sciences & SUM Hospital, Siksha O Anusandhan (deemed to be University), 8-Kalinga Nagar, Bhubaneswar-751003
2 - Department of Ophthalmology, Institute of Medical Sciences & SUM Hospital, Siksha O Anusandhan (deemed to be University), 8-Kalinga Nagar, Bhubaneswar-751003
3 - Department of Ophthalmology, Institute of Medical Sciences & SUM Hospital, Siksha O Anusandhan (deemed to be University), 8-Kalinga Nagar, Bhubaneswar-751003
4 - Department of Ophthalmology, Institute of Medical Sciences & SUM Hospital, Siksha O Anusandhan (deemed to be University), 8-Kalinga Nagar, Bhubaneswar-751003

Received: 2022-02-14 Accepted : 2022-10-26 Published : 2023-06-01

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