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Cyclosporine-A in the treatment of serpiginous choroiditis

✍ Scribed by Antonio G. Secchi; M. Sofia Tognon; Cristina Maselli

Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Year
1990
Tongue
English
Weight
274 KB
Volume
14
Category
Article
ISSN
0165-5701

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✦ Synopsis

Seven patients affected by bilateral inflammatory serpiginous choroiditis have been treated with Cyclosporine-A for 6-21 months. Nine out of the fourteen eyes showed a significant improvement in their visual acuity; five eyes did not change. Cyclosporine-A may, therefore, be considered effective in the treatment of this disease. Its usefulness seems to be greater when the serpiginous choroiditis is in its 'acute' stage; 'chronic' stages, however, also seem to improve under treatment. Its main indication is, in our opinion, the involvement of the macular region of the 'second' eye, when the 'first' eye is already damaged. We consider Cyclosporine-A, in these situations, to be a first choice treatment.

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