Abstract: Objective: To observe the effects of nerve growth factor (NGF) in the treatment of non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NA-AION). Methods: This was a prospective, randomized, controlled study. Fifty-eight NA-AION patients (58 eyes) admitted to Lianshui County People's Hospital from July 2016 to June 2019 were selected, and then were divided into a control group and an observation group based on the random numerical table method. The control group (29 patients with 29 eyes) were given glucocorticoid hormones, Huoxue Tongluo granules and an anisodine compound. While the observation group (29 patients with 29 eyes), were treated with NGF in addition to the treatment plan previously described. The total effective rate, best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), the 30-degree visual-field examination mean deviation (MD) and the disc retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness of the two groups were compared. Data were analyzed by the Fisher's exact test, a t test and a non-parametric test. Results: After treatment, the total effective rate for the observation group was significantly higher than that for the control group (P=0.04), the percentage of BCVA above 0.1 in the observation group was significantly higher than that in the control group (P<0.001), and both the MD and RNFL thickness in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group (t=2.59, P=0.01; t=4.86, P<0.001). There were no obvious adverse reactions for either group after treatment. Conclusions: The treatment of NA-AION with NGF can obtain a better effective rate, improve the patient's vision, improve the visual field and reduce RNFL thickness.
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