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ArticleJournal of ophthalmology2018

Analysis of Morphologic and Functional Outcomes in Macular Edema due to Central Retinal Vein Occlusion Treated with Intravitreal Dexamethasone Implant.

Alfredo Niro, Giancarlo Sborgia, Alessandra Sborgia, Luigi Sborgia, Claudio Furino, Nicola Recchimurzo, Giovanni Alessio

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Article in Journal of ophthalmology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Anatomic-Functional Correlates in Lesions of Retinal Vein Occlusion.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Alfredo NiroDepartment of Medical Science, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, Eye Clinic, University of Bari "A. Moro", Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7951-3591
Giancarlo SborgiaDepartment of Medical Science, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, Eye Clinic, University of Bari "A. Moro", Bari, Italy.
Alessandra SborgiaDepartment of Medical Science, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, Eye Clinic, University of Bari "A. Moro", Bari, Italy.
Luigi SborgiaDepartment of Medical Science, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, Eye Clinic, University of Bari "A. Moro", Bari, Italy.
Claudio FurinoDepartment of Medical Science, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, Eye Clinic, University of Bari "A. Moro", Bari, Italy.
Nicola RecchimurzoDepartment of Medical Science, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, Eye Clinic, University of Bari "A. Moro", Bari, Italy.
Giovanni AlessioDepartment of Medical Science, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, Eye Clinic, University of Bari "A. Moro", Bari, Italy.
University of Bari Aldo Moro · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo analyze anatomic and functional retinal changes and their correlation after intravitreal dexamethasone implant (DEX implant) in patients with central retinal vein occlusion- (CRVO-) related macular edema (ME) using optical coherence tomography and microperimetry.

methodsFifteen treatment-naïve patients with functional impairment due to CRVO-related ME were enrolled in this prospective interventional case series. Main outcomes were best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), retinal sensitivity (RS), and central retinal thickness (CRT). Secondary outcomes were ellipsoid zone (EZ) status and fixation behaviour. All patients underwent DEX implant and were retreated according to predefined criteria. Data were prospectively recorded at baseline and at month 1, 3, 6, 9, and 12. Correlation between main outcomes was analyzed.

resultsFifteen eyes of 15 patients (9 men, 6 women; mean age 61.8 ± 10.9 years) were included. BCVA and CRT significantly improved at all follow-up visits, while RS significantly improved at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months. EZ status and fixation behaviour did not change significantly. Baseline CRT had a significant negative correlation with BCVA and RS at different follow-up visits (

conclusionDEX implant led to a significant morphofunctional improvement. Baseline CRT is predictive of changes of functional outcomes whose correlation increases over time after treatment.

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