Open AccessGabapentin Therapy for Painful, Blind Glaucomatous Eye: Case Report
Author(s) -
Kavalieratos ChristosStavros,
Dimou Triantafillia
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
pain medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.893
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1526-4637
pISSN - 1526-2375
DOI - 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2006.00167.x
Subject(s) - gabapentin , medicine , glaucoma , anesthesia , neuropathic pain , visual analogue scale , ophthalmology , alternative medicine , pathology
ABSTRACT Background. Gabapentin is an antiepileptic used for neuropathic pain treatment. Glaucoma can be conceptualized an optic neuropathy associated with characteristic structural damage to the optic nerve and associated visual dysfunction. Objective. To use gabapentin to relieve discomfort in a painful, blind glaucomatous eye of a patient unwilling to undergo further invasive treatment. Design. Patient rated his pregabapentin and postgabapentin pain by a verbal descriptor scale and a numerical scale. Results. Gabapentin provided significant pain relief (on a 0–10 scale, reduction from “8” to “0–2”) at regular visits over 6 months. Conclusions. Gabapentin may relieve pain in a painful, blind, glaucomatous eye.