[Results of pikamilon use in the treatment of patients with open-angle glaucoma].

Abstract

Administration of pikamilon, a cerebrovascular and nootropic drug, to patients with primary open-angle glaucoma with normalized intraocular pressure and declining visual function resulted in improvement of the central and peripheral visual fields manifesting by improvement of individual sensitivity threshold, decreased area and intensity of scotomas; the treatment had a favorable effect on light sensitivity and vision acuity in some patients. No noticeable effect on arterial pressure was observed. The drug did not reduce the intraocular pressure.

• Authors: E M Kolomoĭtseva, V N Ermakova, M Zh Abdulkadyrova
• Journal: Vestnik oftalmologii (Vestn Oftalmol) 1994 Oct-Dec Vol. 110 Issue 4 Pg. 4-7 ISSN: 0042-465X [Print] Russia (Federation)
• Vernacular Title: Rezul'taty primeneniia pikamilona v lechenii bol'nykh otkrytougol'noĭ glaukomoĭ.
• PMID: 7871655 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Controlled Clinical Trial, English Abstract, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Analgesics
• nicotinoyl-GABA
• gamma-Aminobutyric Acid

Topics

• Aged
• Analgesics (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
• Female
• Glaucoma, Open-Angle (drug therapy)
• Humans
• Male
• Time Factors
• gamma-Aminobutyric Acid (administration & dosage, analogs & derivatives, therapeutic use)