Characteristics of Japanese patients with Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy and idebenone trial: a prospective, interventional, non-comparative study.
Hiroto IshikawaYoichiro MasudaHitoshi IshikawaKeigo ShikisimaToshiaki GosekiTakeshi KezukaMasahiko TeraoAtsushi MiyazakiKenji MatsumotoHiroki NishikawaFumi GomiOsamu MimuraPublished in: Japanese journal of ophthalmology (2020)
Idebenone's potential and favorable safety profile were confirmed in Japanese LHON patients. However, this study had no placebo group; therefore, we need to undertake a prospective intervention study to further investigate the therapeutic effects of Idebenone in Japanese LHON patients.