Yellow forelock--a new neuro-ophthalmological sign. Issue 8 (August 1990)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kellen, R. I.; Schrank, B.; Burde, R. M.
• Is Part Of: British journal of ophthalmology. Volume 74:Issue 8(1990)
• Page Start: 509
• Page End: 510
• Publication Date: 1990-08
• Subjects: Ophthalmology -- Periodicals; 617.7
• DOI: 10.1136/bjo.74.8.509
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0007-1161

Abstract

Abstract : We examined a middle-aged man with a prominent yellow forelock who complained of loss of vision in both eyes. He smoked his pipe avidly and drank a little Bourbon whisky daily. The nicotine content of the forelock (21.7 ng/mg) was 10 times that of the hair on his occiput (2.23 ng/mg). A yellow forelock when associated with isolated painless visual loss suggests tobacco amblyopia.