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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Sep 10.
Published in final edited form as: Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2011 Jan 19;(1):CD005431. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005431.pub2

Table 5.

Risk of optic atrophy

Study Test intervention No. with outcome/No. in group Control intervention No. with outcome Total No./No. with outcome
Aminocaproic acid
Crouch 1976 Oral aminocaproic acid 0/32 Placebo 2/27 2/59
Crouch 1997 Oral aminocaproic acid 0/29 Topical aminocaproic acid 0/35 0/64
Tranexamic acid
Varnek 1980 Tranexamic acid 1/102 Conservative treatment 0/130 1/232
Cortisone
Zetterstrom 1969 Atropine plus cortisone eye drops 0/58 Conservative treatment 1/59 1/117
Non-drug medical interventions
Read 1974 Bed rest with elevation of the head, bilateral patches and eye shield NR Moderate ambulatory activity, patching and shielding of injured eye NR 8/137

NR: Not reported