Clofibrate in chronic simple glaucoma.

Clofibrate in chronic simple glaucoma.

The suggestion that clofibrate (Atromid-S; ethyl 2p (chlorophenoxy) -2-methylpropionate) is effective in the treatment of acute angle-closure glaucoma was recently made by Orban, Hanisch, and Vereb (i 966). These authors had previously observed a rise in the concentration offree fatty acids and in blood viscosity just before and during an attack of congestive glaucoma. Although clofibrate effec...

Chronic simple glaucoma.

ALTHOUGH it has been recognized for very many years that various congenital anomalies of the optic nervehead occur, the influence of these on the progress of optic nerve disease seems to have been little studied. In particular, the influence of partial or complete inversion of the disc upon the nature of the cupping that occurs should a chronic glaucoma supervene has received little comment. Th...

adrenaline alone in chronic simple glaucoma

We present the results of a double-blind trial comparing the efficacy of a single dose combination of guanethidine 3 % and adrenaline 0 5 % with that of adrenaline 1 % alone in reducing the intraocular pressure of eyes suffering from chronic open-angle glaucoma. The mean fall in ocular tension with the combined therapy was 10-67 mmHg, and with adrenaline 1% 6-31 mmHg, 24 hours after the commenc...

Ischaemic optic neuropathy in chronic simple glaucoma.

The characteristic visual field changes of early glaucoma occur in the Bjerrum area of the visual field and are related to damage of the arcuate nerve fibre bundles (Traquair, 1944; Harrington, i964a). The susceptibility of these nerve fibre bundles at the optic nerve head to functional changes, whether reversible, relative, or absolute, is the prime characteristic feature of the glaucomatous p...

Guanethidine and adrenaline used in combination in chronic simple glaucoma.