The effect of pentoxifylline on circulatory disturbances of the retina and optic nerve. A report of ten years clinical experience.
Report on 178 cases of vascular circulatory disturbances of the retina and the optic nerve treated with pentoxifylline. Fifty three patients had a vascular occlusion of the central retinal artery, 53 of a branch of a retinal artery, 72 of the artery of the optic nerve. The ophthalmoscopic, fluoroangiographic, therapeutic, and prognostic problems are discussed.
D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010431:Pentoxifylline / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012161:Retinal Artery; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy; D013805:Theobromine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*
D013805:Theobromine; D010431:Pentoxifylline