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ArticleKorean journal of ophthalmology : KJO2015

The association between choroidal thickness variations and response to intravitreal bevacizumab in central serous chorioretinopathy.

Dong Yoon Kim, Soo Geun Joe, Sung Jae Yang, Joo Yong Lee, June-Gone Kim, Young Hee Yoon

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Article in Korean journal of ophthalmology : KJO, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Dong Yoon KimDepartment of Ophthalmology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Soo Geun JoeDepartment of Ophthalmology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Sung Jae YangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Gangneung Asan Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Gangneung, Korea.
Joo Yong LeeDepartment of Ophthalmology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
June-Gone KimDepartment of Ophthalmology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Young Hee YoonDepartment of Ophthalmology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Asan Medical Center · KRUniversity of Ulsan · KRGangneung Asan Hospital · KRUlsan College · KR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo analyze differences in the subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFChT) between bevacizumab responders (BevRs) and nonresponders (BevNRs) in patients with idiopathic central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC).

methodsThe medical records of 30 unilateral chronic CSC patients who were treated with intravitreal bevacizumab (IVB) as a first line treatment were reviewed. Patients were categorized as BevNRs when CSC did not completely resolve after a minimum of 3 IVB treatments. Enhanced depth imaging-optical coherence tomography was used and SFChT was measured before and after treatment. Choroidal hyperpermeability was also evaluated using indocyanine angiography.

resultsTwenty and 10 eyes were classified as BevRs or BevNRs, respectively. The mean number of IVB treatments was 2.22 ± 0.89 in BevRs, and 4.80 ± 1.03 in BevNRs. Compared with BevNRs, BevRs demonstrated significantly greater pretreatment SFChT (441.25 ± 88.09 vs. 364.10 ± 61.97 µm); SFChT reduction following IVB was significantly greater in BevRs than BevNRs. SFChT in the unaffected eyes was also greater in BevRs than BevNRs. Choroidal hyperpermeability was detected less frequently in BevNRs (hypofluorescence on late-phase, 0.0% and 33.3% in BevNRs and BevRs, respectively; p= 0.049).

conclusionsCompared with CSC eyes that did not respond well to IVB, BevRs demonstrated significantly thicker SFChT at baseline, greater reduction in SFChT after IVB treatment, and hyperfluorescence on late-phase indocyanine green angiography. We recommend IVB injection as the first-line therapy for CSC eyes with relatively high SFChT and hyperfluorescence on late-phase indocyanine green angiography.

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AdultAngiogenesis InhibitorsBevacizumabCentral Serous ChorioretinopathyChoroidFemaleHumansIntravitreal InjectionsMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeAngiogenesis InhibitorsBevacizumabBevacizumabCentral serous chorioretinopathyEnhanced depth image-optical coherence tomographySubfoveal choroidal thickness

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PMID26028943
PMCPMC4446555
OpenAlexW380012833

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