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Considering that simple glaucoma may be a disease of a generalized metabolic disorder because of its genetic, geriatric and progressive nature, the present author has prescribed anthranilic acids and vitamin B12, when necessary also with other anti-glaucomatous treatments, in 15 simple glaucoma patients for over 10 years and gets a good result in about half of the patients without apparent progress especially in visual fields. The discontinuance of these medications contributed to the progression of visual field defects while re-establishment of their use reversed the process.
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Iinuma, I. (1979). Reversibility of Visual Field Defects in Simple Glaucoma. In: Greve, E.L. (eds) Third International Visual Field Symposium Tokyo, May 3–6, 1978. Documenta Ophthalmologica Proceedings Series, vol 19. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-9611-3_24
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