An experience with neuroprotective therapy of primary open-angle glaucoma based on the use of different dosage forms of Mexidol
Author:
E.S. LEONOVA1, 2, S.V. POLYAKOV1, 2, М.А. POZDNYAKOVA2, Е.P. YARYGINA3, S.О. SEMISYNOV2
1Railway Clinical Hospital on the Station Gor’kiy, JSC Russian Railways, Inter Railway Center of Ophthalmology, 18 Lenina prospect, Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation, 603140; 2Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy, 10/1 Minina i Pozharskogo Sq., Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation, 603950; 3Nizhny Novgorod City Hospital No. 35, City Center of Glaucoma, 15 Osharskaya St., Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation, 603005
Summary:
Aim – to develop an algorithm to guide neuroprotective therapy in railway workers undergoing long-term follow-up for primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) judging from the efficacy of sequential administration of intravenous dosage form of Mexidol and oral tablets. Material and methods. All sorts of JSC Russian Railways employees with stage I-III POAG and well-controlled intraocular pressure were enrolled. Mexidol was first to be administered intravenously by a dropper in a day hospital (250 mg daily for 5 days) and then taken orally at home (125 mg t.i.d. for 3 months). A comprehensive ophthalmic examination with hightechnology control was performed in all patients at their first, second, and third follow-up visits. Results. Data from 58 patients (96 eyes) were analyzed. Statistically significant improvements in perimetry and optical coherence tomography results were only obtained at a third visit, i.e. at the end of the course of Mexidol tablets. The treatment effect was most pronounced in stage I-II patients. Conclusion. The results suggest that combination therapy with intravenous and oral Mexidol received sequentially as well as long-term (3-month) administration of Mexidol tablets can both be recommended in POAG patients. It has been also found that neuroprotective therapy with Mexidol performs best for early stages of the disease.
Keywords: glaucoma, neuroprotective therapy, Mexidol, long-term follow-up.