Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
Conditions
Keywords
visual acuity, artery flow velocity, Enhanced External Counterpulsation, Ischemic, Optic Neuropathy
Brief summary
Enhanced External Counterpulsation(EECP) therapy may promote the recovery of visual function by improving the blood perfusion of eyes. The present study aims to investigate the effect of EECP on Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy.
Detailed description
Patients with Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy are randomized into two groups: one group receive standard medical treatment for ischemic optic neuropathy, the other group plus EECP therapy besides standard medical treatment.
Interventions
EECP is performed for 1 hours every day, for a total of 36 hours.
DRUGAspirin
Standard drug therapy
Sponsors
First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
40 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* ischemic optic neuropathy * within 1 month
Exclusion criteria
* Hemorrhagic disease * thrombophlebitis or infection lesions * severe hypertensive patients * Atrial fibrillation * Aortic regurgitation
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| visual acuity | 7 weeks |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Ophthalmic artery blood flow velocity | 7 weeks |
Other
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Central retinal artery flow velocity | 7 weeks |
Countries
China
Contacts
Primary ContactYan Zhang, MD
Outcome results
None listed