[Personal experiences with conservative treatment of central retinal degeneration]

21 patients (40 eyes) aged 27-84 years (15 women and 6 men) were treated orally with cavinton 3 x 5 mg, sadamine++ 3 X 75 mg, cinnarizine++ 3 X 40 mg, vit. A+E 3 X 1 caps. daily. Intramuscularly++ were given vit. B1 25 mg, vit. B12 1000 micrograms, geriocaine++ 100 mg, and not in all sadamine++ 300 mg daily. Improvement of visual acuity for distance was observed in 31 eyes (77.5%) and for near vision in 17 eyes (42.5%). Within 34 eyes with visual field abnormalities in 9 the central or pericentral scotomas were observed. After medical treatment the central scotomas were diminished in 6 eyes (66.6%) and the enlargement of peripheral visual border from 10 to 30 degree in 10 eyes (40%) were observed.