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. 2023 Mar 7;24(6):5072. doi: 10.3390/ijms24065072

Table 1.

Summary of articles that relate citicoline to glaucoma, classified according to administration route.

Author Study Population Citicoline Dose Results
Topical instillation
Rossetti et al. [28] Humans: OAG 0.2 g, 1 drop/day ↑ VF
↑ RNFL thickness
Parisi et al. [29] Humans: OAG 2%, 3 drops/day ↑ pERG
↑ VEP
Roberti et al. [30] Humans: OAG 2%, 3 drops/day ↑ pERG
↑ VEP
Oral solution/tablet
van der Merwe et al. [27] Rats: GM 500 mg/day ↑ VA
↓ Histological alterations of visual pathway
Marino et al. [31] Humans: OAG Neuprozin®: citicoline (500 mg), homotaurine (50 mg) and vitE (12 mg). ↑ CS
↑ GQL-15
Chitu et al. [32] Humans: OAG 600 mg/day ↑ VEP
Lanza et al. [33] Humans: OAG 500 mg/day ↑ SAP
↑ VF
↑ RNFL thickness
Ottobelli et al. [34] Humans: OAG 500 mg/day ↑ VF

CS: contrast sensitivity; GM: glaucoma model; GQL-15: Glaucoma Quality of Life-15; OAG: open-angle glaucoma; RNFL: retinal nerve fiber layer; pERG: pattern electroretinogram; SAP: standard automated perimetry; VF: visual field; VEP: visual evoked potential; VA: visual acuity.