METHOD OF TREATING OPTIC ATROPHY IN CHILDREN OF AGE FROM 1 TO 6 MONTHS

摘要

FIELD: medicine. ^ SUBSTANCE: invention relates to medicine, ophthalmology, and can be used for treatment of optic atrophy in children of age from 1 to 6 months. For this purpose regions of large and small fontanelles of head and upper sympathetic ganglia at the level of cervical spine at C1-C2 level are exposed to polarised light of apparatus "Bioptron". Exposures to light are carried out daily during 10 days in therapeutic dose 12 J/cm2 from the distance 5 cm from skin surface with light spot diametre 5 cm, irradiation intensity 40 mW/cm2 exposure duration 30 seconds on region of fontanelles and 1 minute on regions of ganglia. On finishing light impact nootropic medications cortexin and/or actovegin or cerebrolisin are introduced in age dose. Courses of treatment are carried out from 1 month to 6 month age until desired therapeutic effect is obtained. ^ EFFECT: method allows to improve cerebral and intraocular blood supply and metabolic processes of brain and optic nerve, improve delivery of nootropic medications to optic analyser, obtain therapeutic concentrations of medications without side effects. ^ 1 tbl, 1 ex