Life Sciences
Studies from Lund University have provided new data on life sciences
Published in Biotech Business Week, September 15th, 2008
According to recent research from Lund, Sweden, " In numerous studies vigabatrin medication has been associated with visual field constriction and alterations in the full-field electroretinogram (ff-ERG), but it is not clear whether these changes are reversible or not. The purpose of this study was to examine patients with visual field loss and reduced ff-ERG several years after discontinuing vigabatrin therapy, in order to investigate reversibility."
" Eight patients with visual field constriction and reduced cone responses measured by 30 Hz flicker ERG were examined with Goldmann perimetry and ff-ERG 4-6 years after discontinuing medication. The results were compared...
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