Ethambutol is associated with
Correct Answer: Red-green colour blindness
Description: Ethambutol may cause ‘optic neuritis’ (ocular toxicity): 463 National Health Programmes, Policies and Legislations in IndiaReview of Preventive and Social Medicine
It may lead to ‘red-green color blindness’
Patients may thus develop ‘blue vision’
Thus it is contraindicated in children < 6 years age, as they may not be able to report any deterioration of color vision.
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