Long-term outcomes of intravitreous bevacizumab or tissue plasminogen activator or vitrectomy for macular edema due to branch retinal vein occlusion
Clinical Ophthalmology Apr 19, 2019
Kumagai K, et al. - In this retrospective, interventional case series, investigators evaluated the long-term consequences of intravitreal bevacizumab (IVB) or intravitreal tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) or vitrectomy for macular edema correlated with a branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO). One hundred and sixteen subjects underwent phacovitrectomy with intraocular lens implantation, 41 cases received a single 1.25 mg of IVB injection and followed by pro re nata protocol whereas 71 patients received a single intravitreal tPA. At 1 year following the initial treatment and at the final visit, they noted a significant improvement in the best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) in all groups. Although, additional surgeries were performed in more than 30% of cases in the IVB and tPA groups.
Go to Original
Only Doctors with an M3 India account can read this article. Sign up for free or login with your existing account.
4 reasons why Doctors love M3 India
-
Exclusive Write-ups & Webinars by KOLs
-
Daily Quiz by specialty
-
Paid Market Research Surveys
-
Case discussions, News & Journals' summaries