Citicoline sodium is a nucleoside derivative.
As a neurovascular protective drug, the indications on the manual mainly include cerebrovascular dysfunction (including ischemic stroke), Parkinson’s syndrome, craniocerebral injury or neurological sequelae caused by cerebrovascular accidents.
What kind of diseases can such a drug treat in the treatment of eye diseases? Let’s find out.
Adjuvant treatment of glaucoma
Glaucoma is a kind of eye disease caused by excessive intraocular pressure. Excessive intraocular pressure and pathological changes caused by glaucoma can cause pathological damage to the optic nerve, resulting in visual impairment of patients.
In addition to reducing intraocular pressure, citicoline sodium can help protect the optic nerve and improve the quality of life of patients.
Children strabismus amblyopia
Oblique amblyopia is a common ophthalmic disease in children. It is mainly caused by abnormal development of extraocular muscle and abnormal function of optic nerve in the process of growth and development.
Citicoline sodium can promote optic nerve repair, induce the central nerve to regulate the development of optic nerve, and can play a therapeutic role in strabismus in combination with visual function training.
Ophthalmic postoperative medication
Many eye procedures, including retinal detachment, glaucoma, cataract surgery, etc., require restorative treatment of the optic nerve and local blood flow.
Citicoline sodium can improve the local blood flow in the eye, promote and nourish the recovery of the optic nerve, and promote the recovery after ophthalmic surgery.
Citicoline sodium Retinal atrophy
Retinal lesions caused by various reasons will cause retinal atrophy, resulting in decreased visual function.
As nerve tissue, the retina is treated with citicoline sodium for nutritional and restorative symptomatic treatment, which is helpful to delay disease progression and promote visual recovery.
Citicoline sodium is widely used in ocular nerve related diseases, and patients need not be confused if they get this drug prescribed by their doctor.
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