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Clinical efficacy of a Ginkgo biloba extract in the topical treatment of allergic conjunctivitis.
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PURPOSE: To investigate the clinical efficacy of a Ginkgo biloba extract associated with hyaluronic acid ophthalmic solution (GB-HA, Trium, SOOFT, Italy), compared to hyaluronic acid ophthalmic solution (HA) alone, in seasonal allergic conjunctivitis (AC). METHODS: A total of 60 patients with symptomatic AC were enrolled and randomly assigned to the two treatment regimens. After a washout period of 15 days, the treatment with GB-HA eyedrops or HA ophthalmic solution alone was initiated and continued for 1 month. The clinical symptoms such as conjunctival hyperemia, conjunctival discharge, and chemosis, and subjective signs as itching, photophobia, stinging, and lacrimation, were evaluated before and after the treatment. A 0-4 score was used by an independent clinical observer to quantify the above parameters. RESULTS: Patients treated with GB-HA, compared to patients treated with HA alone, showed a significant decrease in the appearance of conjunctival hyperemia, conjunctival discharge, and chemosis. Furthermore, all patients treated with GB-HA showed a significant improvement of subjective symptoms, compared to HA patients. Compared to their baseline values, patients treated with HA alone showed a small but not significant improvement in only some of the clinical and subjective symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest that Ginkgo biloba extract may exert therapeutic activity in the treatment of seasonal allergic conjunctivitis. Hyaluronic acid did not exert any valuable effect on this pathology.
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Author/s: Russo, Vincenzo (V); Stella, Andrea (A); Appezzati, Loredana (L); Barone, Antonio (A); Stagni, Edoardo (E); Roszkowska, Anna (A); Delle Noci, Nicola (N);
Affiliation: Ophthalmological Clinic, University of Foggia Medical School, Foggia - Italy. virus66(-atsign-)alice.it
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Journal: European journal of ophthalmology (Eur J Ophthalmol), published in Italy. (Language: eng)
Reference: -2009 May-Jun; vol 19 (issue 3) : pp 331-6
Dates: Created 2009/04/27; Completed 2009/06/01;
PMID: 19396774, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 6/1/2009, IMS Date: 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00)
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