BLINDNESS FROM COUNTERFEIT VODKA (METHYL ALCOHOL): IS IT TREATABLE? (CASE REPORT)

Abstract

Methyl alcohol (CH3-OH), the same methanol, carbinol, wood alcohol - this is a very highly toxic, colorless, volatile liquid that tastes like ethyl alcohol. Widely used in the chemical industry. The main source of methanol poisoning is counterfeit vodka, the manufacture of which uses two times cheap technical alcohol from wood, containing methyl alcohol. The reason may be both the low price of such an alcoholic drink and the deception of a vodka supplier by a dealer. The article describes the methods of treatment after the poisoning of various severity; A clinical case of poisoning with complete loss of vision has been described. After the treatment, the patient began to read in capital letters.