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ArticleJapanese journal of ophthalmology2019

Flare changes after intravitreal injection of ocriplasmin in symptomatic vitreomacular traction syndrome.

Vittorio Pirani, Paolo Pelliccioni, Claudia Cesari, Giulia Carrozzi, Edoardo Cavallero, Cesare Mariotti

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Article in Japanese journal of ophthalmology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Vittorio PiraniEye Clinic, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy.
Paolo PelliccioniEye Clinic, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy. paopel@hotmail.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6024-0183
Claudia CesariEye Clinic, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy.
Giulia CarrozziEye Clinic, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy.
Edoardo CavalleroEye Clinic, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy.
Cesare MariottiEye Clinic, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy.
Marche Polytechnic University · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo evaluate the changes in anterior chamber flare after a single intravitreal injection of ocriplasmin (125 μg), in patients with symptomatic vitreomacular traction syndrome (VMT). STUDY

designAn institutional review board-approved single-center not randomized prospective study.

methodsFifteen eyes of fifteen patients (9 women, 6 men) underwent intravitreal injection with ocriplasmin for symptomatic VMT (width of attachment ≤ 1500 μm). Anterior segment flare was measured with a laser flare meter (Kowa) before intravitreal injection and 1 day, 1 week, 1 month after injection. The changes in flare were analyzed; the resolution of VMT was evaluated with spectral-domain OCT.

resultsThe mean anterior chamber flare was 10.5 ± 1.9 photons per millisecond (photons/ms) before the injection. After 1 day it increased to 13.6 ± 2.7 photons/ms (p = 0.027) and after 1 week to 14.4 ± 2.5 photons/ms (p = 0.005); after 1 month it decreased to 12.3 ± 2.3 photons/ms (p = 0.123). At 1 day and 1 week after injection, mean anterior chamber flare of fellow eyes was significantly lower than study eyes, while at 1 month this difference was not significant (12.3 ± 2.3 vs. 10.5 ± 1.8 photons/ms, p = 0.124, for study and fellow eyes). There was no statistically significant difference in the changes in flare between women and men or between phakic (N = 10) and pseudophakic (N = 5) eyes. No eye demonstrated intraretinal damage at any time-point. Also, 9 eyes showed resolution of VMT while 6 eyes demonstrated persistence of VMT.

conclusionOur study shows that intravitreal injection of ocriplasmin can be a safe and effective approach to treat symptomatic VMT syndrome in selected patients.

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Visual AcuityAgedAnterior Eye SegmentDisease ProgressionFemaleFibrinolysinFollow-Up StudiesHumansIntravitreal InjectionsMaleMiddle AgedPeptide FragmentsProspective StudiesSyndromeTomography, Optical CoherenceVitreous BodyFibrinolysinmicroplasminPeptide FragmentsIntravitreal injectionLaser flare photometryOcriplasminVitreomacular traction syndrome

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