Effects of methotrexate treatment on serum immunoreactivity of a patient with normal-pressure glaucoma

Ronald L. Fellman, Gülgün Tezel, Martin B. Wax

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Abstract

PURPOSE: Increased serum immunoreactivity to retinal proteins may have a role in the disease process of some glaucoma patients. We describe a patient with normal-pressure glaucoma whose serum immunoreactivity to retinal proteins regressed after methotrexate treatment for rheumatoid disease. METHOD: Case report. RESULTS: In a 66-year-old white female with normal- pressure glaucoma and rheumatoid disease, sequential Western blots using patient sera against retinal proteins demonstrated a decrease in the immunoreactive bands after treatment. During the treatment period of 3 years, her visual fields appeared to have improved. Optic disk examination during the short periods without treatment, however, disclosed new, bilateral splinter hemorrhages on the optic, disks. CONCLUSION: These observations suggest a potential role for immune-based intervention in similar patients.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)724-725
Number of pages2
JournalAmerican journal of ophthalmology
Volume127
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1999

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ophthalmology

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