Visual Field Changes in Children with Vigabatrin Treatment
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
;
: 1600-1606, 2003.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-20350
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Recently, several reports have documented persistent visual field changes associated with long-term use of Vigabatrin, an antiepileptic drug. Epilepsy is a common disease in children, therefore we investigated perimetric changes in children who were on Vigabatrin treatment.METHODS:
Total 36 eyes of 18 patients who had been treated with Vigabatrin were tested with Humphrey Field Analyzer. The visual fields were assessed using central 30-2 threshold test and peripheral 60-4 threshold test.RESULTS:
In central 30-2 threshold tests, 13 eyes(40.6%) showed mild visual field constrictions and 4 eyes(12.5%) showed severe visual field constrictions. In peripheral 60-4 threshold tests, 23 eyes(71.8%) showed visual field changes.CONCLUSIONS:
Asymptomatic visual field loss may develop in Vigabatrin-treated children. Regular examinations of the visual field is warranted for Vigabatrin-teated children.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Visual Fields
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Constriction
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Vigabatrin
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Epilepsy
Limits:
Child
/
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
Year:
2003
Type:
Article
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