ISSN:
1573-2630
Keywords:
Serpiginous choroiditis
;
geographic choroidopathy
;
Cyclosporine-A in uveitis
;
immunosuppression in uveitis
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary Seven patients affected by bilateral inflammatory serpiginous choroiditis have been treated with Cyclosporine-A for 6-21 months. Nine outof the fourteen eyes showed a significant improvement in their visual acuity; five eyes did not change. Cyclosporine-A may, therefore, be considered effective in the treatment of this disease. Its usefulness seems to be greater when the serpiginous choroiditis is in its ‘acute’ stage; ‘chronic’ stages, however, also seem to improve under treatment. Its main indication is, in our opinion, the involvement of the macular region of the ‘second’ eye, when the ‘first’ eye is already damaged. We consider Cyclosporine-A, in these situations, to be a first choice treatment.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00163565
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