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Abstract #14017 Published in IGR 8-3
Effects of sildenafil on blue-on-yellow and white-on-white Humphrey perimetry in 3 months regular use
Dundar SO; Topalo Gcaron Lu A; Dundar M; Kocak IEye 2006; 20: 810-813
PURPOSE: To assess the effects of sildenafil on blue-on-yellow (B/Y) and white-on-white (W/W) Humphrey perimetry in a group of men with erectile dysfunction in 3 months regular use. METHODS: In this prospective study, 14 patients with erectile dysfunction received 50 mg doses of sildenafil (Viagra, Pfizer) two times per week regularly for 3 months. Patients underwent best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), colour vision, anterior segment and fundus examination, and B/Y and W/W Humphrey perimetry in each eye before and after sildenafil treatment. Changes in mean deviations (MD) were compared separately for both eyes. RESULTS: No significant changes from baseline were observed in BCVA and colour vision after sildenafil treatment. The anterior segment and fundus examinations revealed no abnormalities. There was no change on B/Y and W/W Humphrey visual field. MD values of B/Y and W/W Humphrey perimetry remained nonsignificant for both eyes after 3 months regular use of sildenafil (P = 0.133, and 0.092, respectively, for right, and P = 0.221 and 0.925, respectively, for left eyes). CONCLUSION: Oral sildenafil used regularly for 3 months produced no effect on B/Y and W/W Humphrey perimetry.
Dr. S.O. Dundar, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Adnan Menderes University, Aydin, Turkey. orucs@yahoo.com
Classification:
6.6.3 Special methods (e.g. color, contrast, SWAP etc.) (Part of: 6 Clinical examination methods > 6.6 Visual field examination and other visual function tests)
11.15 Other drugs in relation to glaucoma (Part of: 11 Medical treatment)
