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Treatment of traumatic optic neuropathy with methylprednisolone

Fan Chuan-feng

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Objective To compare the efficiency of methylprednisolone and dexamethasone in the treatment of traumatic optic neuropathy. Methods 58 cases(65 eyes) with traumatic optic neuropathy were randomly divided and the therapeutic effects were analyzed. In the treatment group,31 eyes were treated with methylprednisolone,while 34 eyes were treated with dexamethasone in the control group. Results There were significant differences between the two groups.In the methylprednisolone group,effective cures were 48.4% while the control was 29.432%(P0.05). Conclusion Methylprednisolone is better than dexamethasone in the treatment of traumatic optic neuropathy.

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Key concepts: Methylprednisolone, Medicine, Dexamethasone, Optic neuropathy, Anesthesia, Surgery, Corticosteroid, Therapeutic effect