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Do idebenone and vitamin therapy shorten the time to achieve visual recovery in Leber hereditary optic neuropathy?
Journal of neuro-ophthalmology : the official journal of the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society - 1 Sept 2000
Mashima Y, Kigasawa K, Wakakura M, Oguchi Y
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OBJECTIVES: The authors investigated the effectiveness of idebenone combined with vitamin B2 and vitamin C in the treatment of patients with Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) in an early stage as compared with untreated patients with LHON. These agents may stimulate the formation of ATP. MATERIALS AND METHODS: For this retrospective study, the authors selected 28 outpatients with LHON from the Keio...
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