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The anti-epileptic drug vigabatrin induces an irreversible constriction of the visual field, but is still widely used to treat infantile spasms and some forms of epilepsy. We recently reported that vigabatrin-induced cone damage is due to a taurine deficiency. However, optic atrophy and thus retinal ganglion cell degeneration was also reported in children treated for infantile spasms. We here show...