Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 22(1):53-55, January/February 2006.
According to this study: "...one drop of 0.5% apraclonidine reverses the anisocoria of Horner syndrome. In addition, 0.5% apraclonidine leads to a complete resolution of the ptosis associated with Horner syndrome, a finding reported once in the literature. Apraclonidine is a safe and readily available alternative to cocaine for the diagnosis of Horner syndrome."
Is the use of apraclonidine diagnostic only? Is the effect short-lived? Or can it be used regularly by the patient for the relief of the symptoms of Horner's Syndrome? I suffer from Horner's, and I have been using Visine LR, which give full relief for 6-8 hours but which cause nasal rebound stuffiness after several days of constant use.
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