The effect of pentoxifylline on circulatory disturbances of the retina and optic nerve. A report of ten years clinical experience.

Report on 178 cases of vascular circulatory disturbances of the retina and the optic nerve treated with pentoxifylline. Fifty three patients had a vascular occlusion of the central retinal artery, 53 of a branch of a retinal artery, 72 of the artery of the optic nerve. The ophthalmoscopic, fluoroangiographic, therapeutic, and prognostic problems are discussed.