The efficacy of local glucocorticosteroid therapy in nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy

BACKGROUND: Non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy is the second most common after glaucoma. The effectiveness of glucocorticosteroid therapy use for non-arteritic treatment remains a subject debate. Currently, search markers diseases therapeutic window under way.
 AIM: aim this study to evaluate local as an emergency care neuropathy.
 MATERIALS AND METHODS: 41 patients with were enrolled in study. To nerve head and macula morphometric characteristics, optical coherence tomography was performed, additionally, diameters arteries veins assessed at 4 vascular arcades. Patients divided into 2 groups according presence intraretinal fluid. first (main) group consisted 23 fluid, (control) 18 without fluid included. further two subgroups medical aid recourse periods up 5 days, from 6 21 days (subgroup 1 9 patients, subgroup 14 patients).
 RESULTS: Correlations between dynamics edema changes caliber (negative correlation) that (positive revealed. Sub-tenon injection long-acting did not lead morpho-functional improvement patients. Local short-acting accomplished acute period disease made it possible achieve best corrected visual acuity during month any worsening it.
 CONCLUSIONS: When providing onset, advisable.