Article
Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy: course of disease in consideration of idebenone treatment and type of mutation.
Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie - 1 Apr 2021
Tonagel Felix, Wilhelm Helmut, Richter Paul, Kelbsch Carina
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: In September 2015, the first and so far only medication for treatment of Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) was approved in the EU. The drug in question is idebenone (©Raxone) and has been given to all newly diagnosed patients of the University Eye Hospital Tuebingen since the approval of the drug. The aim of the study was to find out whether regular administration of the drug led to an...
Topics
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Humans
- Mutation
- Optic Atrophy, Hereditary, Leber
- Retrospective Studies
- Ubiquinone
