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. 1986 Feb;70(2):141–146. doi: 10.1136/bjo.70.2.141

Visual changes mediated by beer in retrobulbar neuritis--an investigative case report.

S L Alvarez, N A Jacobs, I J Murray
PMCID: PMC1040939  PMID: 3947612

Abstract

A patient with established retrobulbar neuritis and Uhthoff's phenomenon who claimed that his visual acuity improved after drinking beer was assessed by detailed quantitative psychophysical tests. Studies of electrophysiological responses and biochemical levels of blood serum before and after drinking on several occasions were also made. The results of tests of contrast sensitivity, spectral sensitivity, flicker sensitivity, and visually evoked potential confirmed his observation. Some mechanisms for this phenomenon are considered.

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