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ArticleClinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.)2018

Effect of oral tranexamic acid on macular edema associated with retinal vein occlusion or diabetes.

Masayuki Takeyama, Fumio Takeuchi, Masahiko Gosho, Keijiro Sugita, Masahiro Zako, Masayoshi Iwaki, Motohiro Kamei

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Article in Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. 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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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Masayuki TakeyamaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute.
Fumio TakeuchiDepartment of Biochemistry, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute.
Masahiko GoshoDepartment of Clinical Trial and Clinical Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba.
Keijiro SugitaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute.
Masahiro ZakoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Asia Hospital, Seto.
Masayoshi IwakiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Yokkaichi, Digestive Disease Center, Komono, Japan.
Motohiro KameiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute.
Aichi Medical University · JPUniversity of Tsukuba · JPYokkaichi University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTranexamic acid (TXA) is a widely used antifibrinolytic agent that can also cause a decrease in vascular permeability. We hypothesized that TXA could improve macular edema (ME) that is caused by an increase in retinal vascular permeability. The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of oral TXA for ME associated with retinal vein occlusion (RVO) or diabetic ME (DME). PATIENTS AND

methodsOral TXA (1,500 mg daily for 2 weeks) was administered to patients with persistent ME secondary to RVO (7 eyes) and DME (7 eyes). After 2 weeks (ie, the final day of administration) and 6 weeks (ie, 4 weeks after the final administration), best-corrected visual acuity and central macular thickness (CMT) were measured and compared with baseline. Analyses were performed for RVO and DME cases. No other treatment was performed during the study period.

resultsIn RVO cases, significant improvement in CMT was found between baseline (467.7±121.4 μm) and 2-week measurements after treatment (428.7±110.5 μm,

conclusionThe results support the hypothesis that plasmin plays a role in the development of ME associated with RVO, and oral TXA administration may be useful as an adjuvant treatment when combined with other agents such as anti-vascular endothelial growth factor.

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diabetic macular edemafibrinmacular edemaplasminretinal vein occlusiontranexamic acid

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PMID29339919
PMCPMC5745154
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