Topical apraclonidine testing discloses pupillary sympathetic denervation in diabetic patients

Koc F., Kansu T., Kavuncu S., Firat E.

JOURNAL OF NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY, cilt.26, sa.1, ss.25-29, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 26 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2006
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1097/01.wno.0000204648.79744.71
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.25-29
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Background: Autonomic denervation is common in diabetes mellitus (DM). Pupillary sympathetic denervation (PSD) has been found in Horner syndrome following instillation of apraclonidine 0.5%. We have applied this technique to investigate the prevalence of PSD in DM.