The methanol toxicity is considered rare event , especially when taken by inhalation . It was portrayed in the present study a case report of a patient who developed toxic optic neuritis after exposure to methanol and acetic acid by inhalation in the workplace . It was described for the therapies from the literature as well as the clinical manifestations and management in this patient.
(A) Fundus photography of the right eye showing a circumscribed yellow-orange choroidal mass located along the inferotemporal vascular arcade. (B) Optical coherence tomography (OCT) demonstrating a dome-shaped choroidal mass with subretinal fluid, retinal pigment epithelium alterations, cystoid macular edema, and outer retinal damage.
SouzaFGT, NogueiraVVE, MaynartLI, OliveiraRL, MendonçaTCS, OliveiraPD. Optic neuropathy toxic after methanol inhalation. Rev Bras Oftalmol. 2018;77(1):47-9.
Souza,Frederico Gustavo Telles e; Nogueira,Vanessa Veloso Eleutério; Maynart,Luana Inostrosa; Oliveira,Rafael Leite de; Mendonça,Thatiane Célia dos Santos; Oliveira,Pablo Dias. Optic neuropathy toxic after methanol inhalation. Rev Bras Oftalmol., v. 77, n. 1, p. 47-49, Feb. 2018.
Souza,F.G.T. , Nogueira,V.V.E., Maynart,L.I., Oliveira,R.L. , Mendonça,T.C.S., & Oliveira,P.D. (2018). Optic neuropathy toxic after methanol inhalation. Rev Bras Oftalmol.,77(1), 47-49.
Souza,Frederico Gustavo Telles e and Nogueira,Vanessa Veloso Eleutério and Maynart,Luana Inostrosa and Oliveira,Rafael Leite de and Mendonça,Thatiane Célia dos Santos and Oliveira,Pablo Dias. Optic neuropathy toxic after methanol inhalation. Rev Bras Oftalmol. [online]. 2018, vol. 77, n. 1, [cited 2026-10-26], pp.47-49. Available from: <https://www.rbojournal.org/en/article/optic-neuropathy-toxic-after-methanol-inhalation/>. ISSN 0034-7280.
