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ArticleGraefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie2017

Ocriplasmin treatment for vitreomacular traction in real life: can the indication spectrum be expanded?

Kleanthis Manousaridis, Silvia Peter-Reichart, Stefan Mennel

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Article in Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Kleanthis ManousaridisOphthalmology Department, State Hospital Feldkirch, Academic Teaching Hospital, Carinagasse 47, 6800, Feldkirch, Austria. kleanthis.manousaridis@googlemail.com.
Silvia Peter-ReichartOphthalmology Department, State Hospital Feldkirch, Academic Teaching Hospital, Carinagasse 47, 6800, Feldkirch, Austria.
Stefan MennelOphthalmology Department, State Hospital Feldkirch, Academic Teaching Hospital, Carinagasse 47, 6800, Feldkirch, Austria.
Landeskrankenhaus Feldkirch · AT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo evaluate the efficacy of intravitreal ocriplasmin for the resolution of vitreomacular traction (VMT) with or without a full thickness macular hole (FTMH) in the clinical setting and to assess whether the indication spectrum of this treatment modality can be expanded beyond that of the MIVI-TRUST trials.

methodsThe records of patients with VMT with or without FTMH, who were treated with intravitreal ocriplasmin were reviewed. Patients were divided in two groups. In the first group, VMT with or without FTMH was present without any other macular pathology. In the second group, VMT with or without FTMH occurred alongside of other macular disease including age-related macular degeneration, diabetic maculopathy and post-operative pseudophakic cystoid macular edema.

resultsRelease of the VMT was achieved in 12/20 patients (12/20 eyes) of the first group. 16 eyes in this group met 3 or more criteria known to be associated with favorable prognosis after intravitreal ocriplasmin treatment. No cases of release of the VMT were observed in the second group, which included 15 patients (15 eyes). Significant improvement of visual acuity and reduction of the central macular thickness was observed only in the subgroup of eyes which responded to treatment.

conclusionsConcomitant macular pathology was a significant factor for treatment failure and we suggest that ocriplasmin should be regarded with caution in these cases. Careful patient selection for treatment with ocriplasmin using specific criteria in the clinical setting can provide superior results to those reported in the MIVI-TRUST trials.

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Visual AcuityAdultAgedAged, 80 and overDose-Response Relationship, DrugFemaleFibrinolysinFollow-Up StudiesHumansIntravitreal InjectionsMaleMiddle AgedPeptide FragmentsRetinaRetinal DiseasesRetrospective StudiesFibrinolysinmicroplasminPeptide FragmentsMacular holeOcriplasminOptical coherence tomographyVitreomacular traction syndrome

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