臨床眼科60巻1号

2006年01月発行

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経角膜電気刺激による視神経保護治療

著者： 不二門尚¹ 森本壮¹

所属機関： ¹大阪大学大学院医学系研究科感覚機能形成学

ページ範囲：P.7 - P.11

これまで有効な治療法がなかった非動脈炎型虚血性視神経症，外傷性視神経症などの視神経疾患に対して，動物実験の結果をふまえて，経角膜電気刺激による視神経保護治療法を開発し，安全性，有効性に関して検討したので報告する。

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