小口氏病に対するAdaptinolの使用

The Use of Adaptinol in Oguchi's Disease

　第二次大戦中，ドイツで発見され，暗順応促進に効果を収めたという植物色素Helenienは，LuteinのDipalmitinsaureesterであり，このHelenienを主体とするAdaptinolの効果については，既に諸氏の報告がある。最近，私達は小口氏病の1例に遭遇し，Adaptinolを試みる機会を得たので，その成績を報告したいと思う。

A case of Oguchi's disease, to whom adaptinol (10 mg. daily, total 620 mg.) was given orally for 62 days, was reported. At the early stage of the dosage, the primary dark adap-tation underwent recognizable improvement, and after several intervals, the secondary dark adaptation was also improved to some extent. On the contrary, Adaptinol seemed to have only a little effect on the visual acuity and almost no effect both on the visual field and Mizuo-Nakamura's Phenomenon.