The effect of the medicine was however not very pronounced, and the necessary dosage was so high that toxic side effects of the arsenic preparation far outweighed the benefits, causing blindness by damaging the optic nerve and other varied disorders.
The effect of the medicine was however not very pronounced, and the necessary dosage of atoxyl was so high that its toxic side effects far outweighed the benefits. Atoxyl frequently caused blindness by damaging the optic nerve and other varied disorders.