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Abu El-Asrar, A.M. et al.

Ahmed M. Abu El-Asrar, Hani S. Al-Mezaine,

Anti-tuberculous therapy combined with systemic corticosteroids improves retinal sensitivity in patients with active presumed tuberculous choroiditis.

To investigate the efficacy of anti-tuberculous therapy and systemic corticosteroids in patients suffering from active presumed tuberculous choroiditis by the assessment of central retinal sensitivity and fixation characteristics. Six patients (six eyes) with active presumed tuberculous choroiditis were treated with anti-tuberculous therapy and systemic corticosteroids. Mean central retinal sensitivities and fixation stability and location were investigated with MP-1 microperimetry before and after treatment. After a mean follow-up of 11.33 ± 7.53 months (range 6-24 months), all eyes showed resolution of inflammation, with no recurrences, associated with a significant improvement in visual acuity (P = 0.003). At the baseline, mean central retinal sensitivities were 2.03 ± 2.46 dB (range 0.0-6.6 dB). Fixation was stable and predominantly central in three eyes, and unstable and predominantly eccentric in three eyes. After treatment at a mean of 9.33 ± 6.56 months (range 4-20 months), mean central retinal sensitivities improved to 9.65 ± 5.35 dB (range 2.4-15.2 dB) (P = 0.004) and fixation became predominantly central and stable in all eyes. Anti-tuberculous therapy combined with systemic corticosteroids improves central retinal sensitivity and fixation characteristics in patients with presumed tuberculous choroiditis.[1]

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Anti-tuberculous therapy combined with systemic corticosteroids improves retinal sensitivity in patients with active presumed tuberculous choroiditis. Abu El-Asrar, A.M., Al-Mezaine, H.S. Int. Ophthalmol (2010) [Pubmed]

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