Radon inhalations applied in the treatment of eye fundus diseases

The results of treatment with radon inhalations of 101 patients with various diseases of the visual system affecting the posterior segment of the eyeball are reported. In most cases clinical improvement was obtained. This was due to a favourable effect of radon on tissue blood flow and its mobilizing action on the reticuloendothelial system. Ophthalmoscopy demonstrated in the treated patients arterial vasodilation in the retina, resorption of haemorrhages and exudates. (author)