Abstract | AIMS: METHODS: To replace acetazolamide systemic treatment, with a topical treatment using 2% dorzolamide in three patients. The methods performed were OCT scan with a Spectralis HRA-OCT, for the measurement of macular thickness and morphology; best corrected visual acuity was assessed using Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS), was assessed slit-lamp biomicroscopy, ocular tonometry, fundus biomiocrosopy, and color fundus photography. This therapeutic protocol has been applied and described in three patients. RESULTS: CONCLUSION: The study confirms the anti-edematogenic effect of topical dorzolamide in RP with recurring macular cysts, as this can have a favorable response with topical dorzolamide. In all the three examined patients, the instillation of topical dorzolamide caused a remarkable reduction in their macular edema, as highlighted on OCT.
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Authors | Elena Pacella, Loredana Arrico, Valentina Santamaria, Paolo Turchetti, Maria Rosaria Carbotti, Giuseppe La Torre, Fernanda Pacella |
Journal | Ophthalmology and eye diseases
(Ophthalmol Eye Dis)
Vol. 6
Pg. 21-6
( 2014)
ISSN: 1179-1721 [Print] United States |
PMID | 24932106
(Publication Type: Case Reports)
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