Levodopa as Treatment for Adults with Amblyopia

Bogdănici, Camelia Margareta; Bogdanici, T; Moraru, Andreea; Costin, D; Feraru, Crenguța

doi:10.37358/rc.17.7.5724

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“…Levodopa was also found to be effective in treatment of amblyopia in adults in a dose of 2 mg/kg/ dose for 6 weeks. 51 Levodopa is usually given along with carbidopa in a 4:1 dose ratio either as oral tablet or oral suspension. 0.5 -2 mg/kg/ dose thrice a day is considered a safe and effective dose.…”

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Amblyopia Revisited: Putting The Theoretical Knowledge To Practical Use

Vatsa¹,

Dhawan²,

Sood³

2021

DJO

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Amblyopia is one of the most common causes of vision loss in childhood. Conventionally, amblyopia has been considered as a unilateral visual diminution and hence, most definitions fail to describe the visual acuity in defining bilateral amblyopia . The mainstay of treatment consists of occluding the sound eye with patches. Choosing the appropriate duration of patching remains a source of confusion for many clinicians. There are also greatly varied opinions when it comes to deciding the upper limit of age for which patching is effective. Many clinical trials have been performed to answer these questions. This article aims to review the current literature regarding the amblyopia definition and treatment strategies to guide the clinician in diagnoses and management of amblyopia more confidently.

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“…0.5 -2 mg/kg/ dose thrice a day is considered a safe and effective dose. [51] Levodopa is available as liquid suspension but has an unpleasant taste. Its side effects include mild nausea vomiting and headache.…”

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Amblyopia Revisited: Putting The Theoretical Knowledge To Practical Use

Vatsa¹,

Dhawan²,

Sood³

2021

DJO

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“…Teenagers can have social difficulties in integration in schools or Universities. They feel not included because they cannot participate in social activities; they do not have a permanent contact with the collectivity [8,9].…”

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Body Mass Index, Self Weight Perception and the Intention of Changing the Weight in Teens of 11-18 Years

Simbrac¹,

Putnoky²,

Mladinescu³

et al. 2018

Rev. Chim.

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The research intends to investigate the body mass index, the self-weight perception and the intention of changing the weight in teenagers, from Timisoara, Romania. The data sample was made of 243 students of 11-18 years old: 37.9% in middle school and 62.1% in high school; 56.4% girls and 43.6% boys. The manner of work was a cross-sectional study, study case type. The results show that in middle/high school there are: underweight 39.8%/22.9%, normal weight 51.1% and overweight and obese, 9.1%/8.3, with a significant difference between the 2 age groups, the difference being very small. 62.2% of middle school students and 51.7% of the ones in high school appreciate their own weight as having the normal value. 24.4% of the middle school students and 32.4% of high school students consider that that they have a weight over the normal value, and at 15-18 years old, girls perceive weight as being significantly higher than boys. The students want to lose weight, 42.7% of middle school students and 42.8% of high school students. At 11-14 years old, boys want to gain weight more frequently than girls.

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“…The amniotic membrane (AM) is considered to a substrate which is extremely favorable for the reconstruction of the eye surface in various severe conditions of the anterior eye segment [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]. The use of amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT) for corneal repair improves visual acuity, especially in children with corneal ulcer, with the risk of amblyopia and impaired quality of life [13,14].…”

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Chemical Properties of Human Amniotic Membrane for Potential Opthalmological Use

Costea¹,

Scripcariu²,

Dragomir³

et al. 2018

Rev. Chim.

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Human amniotic membrane (hAM) allows the exchange of water and organic and inorganic substances between the amniotic fluid, the fetus, and the maternal circulation. Our paper is aimed at determining the chemical composition of the amniotic membrane and at comparing it with the chemical structure of the tears, in order to identify possible uses of the amniotic membrane in eye surgery. In order to determine the chemical composition of hAM we sampled 7 pieces of fresh amniotic membrane, which were processed to create cell homogenate. The chemical tests run on the amniotic membrane specimens in our research revealed the following values: mean glucose concentration = 3mg/100mL and mean total protein concentration = 0.07g/100mL; the electrolyte concentration was: Na+ =152 mEq/L; K+=5.74 mEq/L; Cl- =131.6 mEq/L, and pH=7.2, whereas the total antioxidant capacity (TAC) = 1.1�0.1 mmol/L. These values are similar to those determined by other authors for the amniotic membrane, which resemble those reported for the chemical composition of tear and aqueous humor. To conclude with, the human amniotic membrane is a useful biological material in ophthalmological transplant.

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Levodopa as Treatment for Adults with Amblyopia

Cited by 4 publications

References 10 publications

Amblyopia Revisited: Putting The Theoretical Knowledge To Practical Use

Amblyopia Revisited: Putting The Theoretical Knowledge To Practical Use

Body Mass Index, Self Weight Perception and the Intention of Changing the Weight in Teens of 11-18 Years

Chemical Properties of Human Amniotic Membrane for Potential Opthalmological Use

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