SABRIL (vigabatrin) is a prescription medication utilized with other treatments in kids and adults 2 years old and older with refractory complicated partial seizures (CPS) who have actually not responded all right to several various other therapies and if the possible advantages exceed the threat of vision loss.
The most usual adverse effects of SABRIL in children 3 to 16 years is weight gain. With extreme vision loss, you may just be able to see things right in front of you (often called tunnel vision"). You go to risk for vision loss with any amount of SABRIL.
Inform your doctor if you are expecting or plan to get pregnant. If vision screening can not be done, your doctor might proceed prescribing SABRIL, however will certainly not be able to look for any kind of vision loss. If vision examinations are refrained from doing consistently, your doctor might quit prescribing SABRIL for you (or your kid).