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ArticleJournal of ophthalmology2017

Switch of Intravitreal Therapy for Macular Edema Secondary to Retinal Vein Occlusion from Anti-VEGF to Dexamethasone Implant and Vice Versa.

Amelie Pielen, Anima Desiree Bühler, Sonja Ute Heinzelmann, Daniel Böhringer, Thomas Ness, Bernd Junker

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Article in Journal of ophthalmology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. The correlation between cytokine levels in the aqueous humor and the prognostic value of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy for treating macular edema resulting from retinal vein occlusion.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2021
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  8. Simultaneous intravitreal dexamethasone and aflibercept for refractory macular edema secondary to retinal vein occlusion.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Amelie PielenUniversity Eye Hospital, Hanover Medical School, Hanover, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9401-2501
Anima Desiree BühlerUniversity Eye Hospital, Hanover Medical School, Hanover, Germany.
Sonja Ute HeinzelmannEye Center, University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Daniel BöhringerEye Center, University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Thomas NessEye Center, University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Bernd JunkerUniversity Eye Hospital, Hanover Medical School, Hanover, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5574-3309
University Medical Center Freiburg · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo evaluate the anatomical and functional outcome of intravitreal dexamethasone implant for macular edema secondary to central (C) or branch (B) retinal vein occlusion (RVO) in patients with persistent macular edema (ME) refractory to intravitreal antivascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) treatment compared to treatment naïve patients and to dexamethasone-refractory eyes switched to anti-VEGF.

methodsRetrospective, observational study including 30 eyes previously treated with anti-VEGF (8 CRVO, 22 BRVO, mean age 69 ± 10 yrs), compared to 11 treatment naïve eyes (6 CRVO, 5 BRVO, 73 ± 11 yrs) and compared to dexamethasone nonresponders (2 CRVO, 4 BRVO, 69 ± 12). Outcome parameters were change in best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and central foveal thickness (CFT) measured by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography.

resultsMean BCVA improvement after switch to dexamethasone implant was 4 letters (

conclusionsDexamethasone significantly reduced ME secondary to RVO refractory to anti-VEGF. Functional gain was limited compared to treatment naïve eyes, probably due to worse BCVA and CFT at baseline in treatment naïve eyes.

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PMID28828184
PMCPMC5554567
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