Levodopa May Improve Vision Loss in Recent Onset Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy

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Identifier 20000326_nanos_sciplatform1_03
Title Levodopa May Improve Vision Loss in Recent Onset Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
Creator Lenworth N. Johnson; Gregory B. Krohel; Richard W. Madsen; Michelle E. Guy
Subject Levodopa; Vision Loss; Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy; Improved Visual Acuity
Description Johnson and colleagues (Am J Ophthalmol 1996;121:77-83) had documented the efficacy of levodopa in promoting improvement of visual acuity in 30% of patients with visual loss from nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) of greater than 6 months duration. No improvement of visual field was identified when treatment with levodopa was initiated after 6 months of onset of NAION. It is possible that earlier treatment with levodopa could result in improved visual outcome.
Date 1999-03-14
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Format Creation application/pdf
Type Text
Source 2000 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting
Relation is Part of NANOS 2000: Scientific Platform Presentations (Session I)
Collection Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu
Publisher Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Holding Institution North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association. NANOS Executive Office 5841 Cedar Lake Road, Suite 204, Minneapolis, MN 55416
Rights Management Copyright 2000. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s6k67qp5
Context URL The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/
Setname ehsl_novel_nam
ID 182393
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k67qp5
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