TY  - JOUR
TI  - Outcomes of transcorneal electrical stimulation therapy
in the early stages of retinitis pigmentosa
AB  - Background/aim: To investigate the effect of transcorneal electrical stimulation (TES) therapy in patients with retinitis pigmentosa
(RP).
Materials and methods: We performed TES therapy in 21 patients with RP in 12 sessions with 1-week intervals. The following
parameters obtained before and after the TES therapy were compared statistically; the best corrected visual acuity (BCVA, logMAR),
Ishihara color vision level, multifocal electroretinography (mf-ERG) response, automated visual field (VF) outcome, and the 25-item
low vision quality-of-life (LVQOL) questionnaire points.
Results: The mean age of patients (6 females; 15 males) was 31.67 ± 9.80 years (20–50 years). While increases in BCVA level, color vision
level, mf-ERG response in p1 amplitude of ring 1, and LVQOL questionnaire points were statistically significant, changes in VF test and
other mf-ERG responses were not. Twenty of the patients (95.24%) stated that they were satisfied with the TES therapy. No considerable
side effect was observed in any patient due to the therapy.
Conclusion: The TES therapy may be an effective and safe treatment modality in slowing the RP progression, especially in the early
stages of the disease. Longer-term follow-ups in larger patient populations are warranted.
AU  - Goksuluk, Dincer
AU  - SOBACI, GUNGOR
AU  - Acar, Ugur
AU  - Demir, Muhammed Necati
DO  - 10.55730/1300-0144.5368
PY  - 2022
JO  - Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
VL  - 52
IS  - 3
SN  - 1300-0144
SP  - 741
EP  - 746
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/536415
ER  -