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ArticleInternational ophthalmology2015

Ocular pulse amplitude and retinal vessel caliber changes after intravitreal ranibizumab.

Gökhan Pekel, Semra Acer, Ebru Nevin Çetin, Ramazan Yağcı, Alper Kaşıkçı, Ali Çevik

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Article in International ophthalmology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Optic nerve head microvascular changes after phacoemulsification surgery.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2019
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Gökhan PekelOphthalmology Department, Pamukkale University, Denizli, 20070, Turkey, gkhanpekel@yahoo.com.
Semra Acer
Ebru Nevin Çetin
Ramazan Yağcı
Alper Kaşıkçı
Ali Çevik
Pamukkale University · TRSivas State Hospital · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to examine the effects of intravitreal ranibizumab on ocular pulse amplitude (OPA) and retinal vessel caliber (RVC) in wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Thirty-two eyes of 32 wet AMD patients were included in this case series. Three consecutive monthly injections of ranibizumab were performed. The OPA was measured with the Pascal dynamic contour tonometer. RVC measurements were taken with spectral-domain optical coherence tomography. Pre-injection mean OPA value was 2.55 ± 0.76 mmHg and post-injections mean OPA value was 2.79 ± 0.88 mmHg at the last visit (p = 0.10). Pre-injection mean arteriole and venule RVC were 96.7 ± 9.4 and 125.9 ± 8.4 µm; while post-injections arteriole and venule RVC were 96.0 ± 8.7 and 125.6 ± 8.9 µm, respectively (p > 0.05). OPA and RVC are unchanged after triple intravitreal ranibizumab injections, indicating that this treatment does not significantly alter gross retina-choroidal vasculature and hemodynamics.

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AgedAged, 80 and overAngiogenesis InhibitorsFemaleFluorescein AngiographyHumansIntraocular PressureIntravitreal InjectionsMaleMiddle AgedPulseRanibizumabRegional Blood FlowRetinal VesselsTomography, Optical CoherenceTonometry, OcularAngiogenesis InhibitorsRanibizumab

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PMID25186317
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