Kratko priopćenje
The effects of hyperbaric oxygen on visual functions in ischaemic optic neuropathy
L. Bojić
; Department of Ophthalmology, New Hospital Split, Croatia
H. Kovačević
; Department of Underwater and Hyperbaric Medicine, Naval Medical Institute2, Split, Croatia
D. Andrić
; Department of Underwater and Hyperbaric Medicine, Naval Medical Institute2, Split, Croatia
K. Karaman-Kraljević
; Eye Clinic, Clinical Hospital Centre, Split, Croatia
S. Čagalj
; Department of Internal Medicine, Hew Hospital, Split, Croatia
Sažetak
The effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy were studied in nine patients with non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy, who had been unsatisfactorily treated with corticosteroids. In four patients with signs of optic disc atrophy there was no improvement of visual functions after hyperbaric oxygen treatment, whereas in the other five patients, who had no signs of optic disc atrophy, visual acuity and visual field improved. The achieved improvements were maintained al a control examination six months later. Results suggest that hyperbaric oxygen might be a new remedy for the selected cases of non-arteritic ischaemic optic neuropathy and call for a controlled clinical study aiming to acurately assess its efficacy.
Ključne riječi
hyperbaric oxygenation; non-artehtic ischaemic optic neuropathy; visual acuity; visual field
Hrčak ID:
147086
URI
Datum izdavanja:
22.7.1994.
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