[Effect of vasoactive agents on visual functions and ocular blood flow in patients with early manifestations of age-related macular degeneration].
Forty patients aged 40 to 65 years who had non-exudative forms of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), including 20 patients with degeneration of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), 15 with retinal drusen, and 5 with RPE atrophy were examined. All the patients were divided into 2 groups. Group 1 comprised 20 patients receiving, in addition to conventional therapy, cavinton forte (1 tablet contains 10 mg of vinpocetine). Group 2 (control) included 20 patients receiving conventional therapy (antioxidants, peptide bioregulators, lutein-containing agents). Medical treatment was performed during 2 months. After a course of cavinton therapy, patients with AMD were observed to have better visual acuity, improved retinal function, and increased a- and b-wave amplitudes on a macular electroretinogram. There was improvement of ocular blood flow values, which is indicative of better uveal blood supply.
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Avetisov
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Kiseleva
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Lagutina
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Kravchuk
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004596:Electroretinography; D005123:Eye / Q000098:blood supply*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008268:Macular Degeneration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology
D000975:Antioxidants; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers