Levodopa as Treatment for Adults with Amblyopia

Bogdanici, Camelia; Bogdanici, Tudor; Moraru, Andreea; Costin, Danut; Feraru, Crenguta

Camelia Bogdanici, Tudor Bogdanici, Andreea Moraru, Danut Costin, Crenguta Feraru

Levodopa as Treatment for Adults with Amblyopia

Abstract:

Levodopa is a medication used in treatment for Parkinson’s disease, which is associated with low levels of a chemical called dopamine in the brain. Levodopa is turned into dopamine in the body and therefore increases levels of this chemical. Levodopa was used as a treatment of amblyopia alone or in combination with classical treatment of occlusion. Visual acuity is improved after treatment with oral Levodopa. When is used as an adjunct to the occlusion therapy, Levodopa can be associated with long-term improvement in the vision, and may have also better compliance for patching. Levodopa stimulates the brain plasticity in adult age and can be used in treatment for amblyopia. Patients have also an increase of the visual acuity after orthoptic treatment for amblyopia and when Levodopa is administered, the vision increases much more. Contrary to the classical conception, according to which amblyopia cannot be treated after 10-12 years of age and it is untreatable in adults, studies about treatment with Levodopa in amblyopic eyes, may allow the improvement of the visual acuity in adults, as well.

Keywords:
Levodopa; amblyopia; adult; visual acuity

Issue: 2017, Volume 68, Issue 7

Pages: 1595-1597

Publication date: 2017/8/15

https://doi.org/10.37358/RC.17.7.5724

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BOGDANICI, C., BOGDANICI, T., MORARU, A., COSTIN, D., FERARU, C., Levodopa as Treatment for Adults with Amblyopia, Rev. Chim., 68(7), 2017, 1595-1597.

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Bogdanici C, Bogdanici T, Moraru A, Costin D, Feraru C. Levodopa as Treatment for Adults with Amblyopia. Rev. Chim.[internet]. 2017 Jul;68(7):1595-1597. Available from: https://doi.org/10.37358/RC.17.7.5724

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Bogdanici, C., Bogdanici, T., Moraru, A., Costin, D. & Feraru, C. (2017). Levodopa as Treatment for Adults with Amblyopia. Revista de Chimie, 68(7), 1595-1597. https://doi.org/10.37358/RC.17.7.5724

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Bogdanici, C., Bogdanici, T., Moraru, A., Costin, D., Feraru, C. (2017). 'Levodopa as Treatment for Adults with Amblyopia', Revista de Chimie, 68(7), pp. 1595-1597. https://doi.org/10.37358/RC.17.7.5724

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C. Bogdanici, T. Bogdanici, A. Moraru, D. Costin, C. Feraru, "Levodopa as Treatment for Adults with Amblyopia". Revista de Chimie, vol. 68, no. 7, pp. 1595-1597, 2017. [online]. https://doi.org/10.37358/RC.17.7.5724

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Camelia Bogdanici, Tudor Bogdanici, Andreea Moraru, Danut Costin, Crenguta Feraru,
Levodopa as Treatment for Adults with Amblyopia,
Revista de Chimie,
Volume 68, Issue 7,
2017,
Pages 1595-1597,
ISSN 2668-8212,
https://doi.org/10.37358/RC.17.7.5724.
(https://revistadechimie.ro/Articles.asp?ID=5724)
Keywords: Levodopa; amblyopia; adult; visual acuity

RIS
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T1 - Levodopa as Treatment for Adults with Amblyopia
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A3 - Moraru, Andreea
A4 - Costin, Danut
A5 - Feraru, Crenguta
JF - Revista de Chimie
JO - Rev. Chim.
PB - Revista de Chimie SRL
SN - 2668-8212
Y1 - 2017
VL - 68
IS - 7
SP - 1595
EP - 1597
UR - https://doi.org/10.37358/RC.17.7.5724
KW - Levodopa
KW - amblyopia
KW - adult
KW - visual acuity
ER -

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@article{RevCh2017P1595,
author = {Bogdanici Camelia and Bogdanici Tudor and Moraru Andreea and Costin Danut and Feraru Crenguta},
title = {Levodopa as Treatment for Adults with Amblyopia},
journal = {Revista de Chimie},
volume = {68},
number = {7},
pages = {1595-1597},
year = {2017},
issn = {2668-8212},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.37358/RC.17.7.5724},
url = {https://revistadechimie.ro/Articles.asp?ID=5724}
}

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