LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

Treatment of refractory amblyopia with levodopa associated with full-time occlusion in the dominant eye

Ribeiro, Mariana Zaira Moraes Lima; Lucena, Ana Regina Vieira Peixoto e; Dutra, Barbara de Araujo Lima; Crispim, Joao; Travassos, Simone Benvindo.

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 78 (6), 2019

Abstract Purpose: To evaluate visual outcomes of levodopa treatment associated with full occlusion of the dominant eye in patients with refractory amblyopia. Methods: A prospective study of 19 attended patients who were subject to treatment with Levodopa and Carbidopa on doses of 0.7mg/kg/day, a ratio ...

Estudios Prospectivos, Ambliopía/terapia, Levodopa/uso terapéutico, Levodopa/administración & dosificación, Administración Oral, Agudeza Visual, Terapia Combinada, Privación Sensorial, Carbidopa/uso terapéutico, Carbidopa/administración & dosificación, Combinación de Medicamentos, Predominio Ocular

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Macular thickness and retinal nerve fiber thickness analysis in ocular dominance

Abstract Objective: To compare macular and peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thicknesses of dominant eye and non-dominant eye using optical coherence tomography (OCT). Methods: 104 eyes of 52 healthy young adults were included. Ophthalmological examinations; including measuring refraction, best c...