Methylphenidate Effect on Humphrey Visual Fields

Summary

Study will include adults with abnormal visual fields. Half of them will be given either methylphenidate 10mg 2 hours before repeating the visual field test. the rest will serve as controls. All Subjects will also have a complete eye examination, a short questionnaire and a questionnaire to screen for attention deficit disorder. The investigators will compare the visual field results between the 2 tests.

Timeline

Start

2014-06

Primary completion

2018-04-10

Completion

2018-04-10

Publications

• Background Martin L, Aring E, Landgren M, Hellstrom A, Andersson Gronlund M. Visual fields in children with attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder before and after treatment with stimulants. Acta Ophthalmol. 2008 May;86(3):259-64. doi: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2008.01189.x.
• Background Challman TD, Lipsky JJ. Methylphenidate: its pharmacology and uses. Mayo Clin Proc. 2000 Jul;75(7):711-21. doi: 10.4065/75.7.711.
• Background Dodson WW. Pharmacotherapy of adult ADHD. J Clin Psychol. 2005 May;61(5):589-606. doi: 10.1002/jclp.20122.
• Sternfeld A, Bialer OY, Keidar D, Megiddo E, Budnik I, Stiebel-Kalish H, Livnat T. A Single Low-Dose of Methylphenidate Improves Abnormal Visual Field Testing. Curr Eye Res. 2021 Aug;46(8):1232-1239. doi: 10.1080/02713683.2020.1858430. Epub 2020 Dec 21.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.