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Long-term treatment of retinitis pigmentosa with acetazolamide. A pilot study.

Abstract
The therapeutic effect of long-term treatment with acetazolamide (from 3 weeks to 16 months) of seven patients with retinitis pigmentosa was studied. Improvement in visual acuity was found in almost all the eyes, accompanied by an improvement in the macular threshold in two patients. The therapeutic effect was independent of reduction of macular edema, as judged by fluorescein angiography.
AuthorsN Orzalesi, C Pierrottet, A Porta, M Aschero
JournalGraefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie (Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol) Vol. 231 Issue 5 Pg. 254-6 (May 1993) ISSN: 0721-832X [Print] Germany
PMID8319913 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Acetazolamide
Topics
  • Acetazolamide (therapeutic use)
  • Adult
  • Drug Administration Schedule
  • Edema (drug therapy)
  • Female
  • Fluorescein Angiography
  • Fundus Oculi
  • Humans
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pilot Projects
  • Retinal Diseases (drug therapy)
  • Retinitis Pigmentosa (drug therapy, physiopathology)
  • Visual Acuity
  • Visual Fields

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