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Visual prognosis in Harada's disease. A revaluation of massive systemic corticosteroid therapy Takuji Yamamoto 1 , Takatoshi Sasaki 1 , Harukazu Saito 1 , Yutaka Isobe 1 , Akiko Niino 1 , Noriko Wakabayashi 1 , Motoko Kimura 1 1Dept. of Ophthalmol, Yokohama City Univ Sch of Med pp.461-464
Published Date 1986/5/15
DOI https://doi.org/10.11477/mf.1410209704
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We evaluated the validity of massive systemic cor-ticosteroid therapy in Harada's disease which is cur-rently held to be the most effective therapeutic modality for this condition. Our study was based on two groups of patients with this disease. Group A consisted of a consecutive series of 13 cases (26 eyes) who were treated with massive corticosteroid. Group B consisted of another consecutive series of 17 cases (33 eyes) treated by conventional method and without systemic corticosteroid. All the cases were followed up for at least 6 months.

As the final outcome, visual acuity level of 20/20 was obtained in 73% of cases in Group A and in 94% in Group B. Visual acuity was 10/20 or less in 16% of cases in Group A and in none in Group B. Color vision tests with 40-hue arrangement method showed a total devia-tion of 25 points or less in 81% in Group A and in 70% in Group B. Color vision tests with SPP II showed abnormality in blue and yellow range in 23% of cases in Group A and in 31% in Group B. Abnormality in the red-green category was detected in 12% in Group A and in 13% in B. Abnormal visual field was detected in 27% in A and in 27% in B. Critical flicker fusion frequency (CFF) was abnormal in 27% each in Group A and B. Electroretiongram (ERG) was found to be abnormal in 38% in A and in 33% in B. Dark adaptation was abnor-mal in 39% in A and in 12% in B.

Above findings indicate that there exists virtually no difference in the prognosis as to visual function between the two groups. We reject the theory that all cases with Harada's disease are to be treated with massive sys-temic corticosteroid.

Rinsho Ganka (Jpn J Clin Ophthalmol) 40(5) : 461-464, 1986


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