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ReviewDrug design, development and therapy2019

Update in treatment of uveitic macular edema.

Spyridon Koronis, Panagiotis Stavrakas, Miltiadis Balidis, Nikolaos Kozeis, Paris G Tranos

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Drug design, development and therapy, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06686641 (Incidence of Macular Edema in a Uveitis Population of 1500 Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 36 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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36citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
7.9field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06686641 active not recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Incidence of Macular Edema in a Uveitis Population of 1500 Patients

Typeobservational_patient_registrySponsorAalborg University HospitalRan2024 to 2025Enrolled1,550ConditionsMacular Edema, Non-infectious UveitisArmsLocal and systemical treatment
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

36 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 76 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Adalimumab biosimilars compared to originator: impact on uveitic macular edema.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026
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  4. Sub-Tenon's triamcinolone bridging to adalimumab therapy in refractory noninfectious uveitic macular edema.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026
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  18. Bilateral Chronic Herpetic Anterior Uveitis in an Immunocompetent Patient.International medical case reports journal · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Spyridon KoronisOphthalmica Eye Institute, Thessaloniki, Greece, tranos@ophthalmica.gr.
Panagiotis StavrakasDepartment of Ophthalmology, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Miltiadis BalidisOphthalmica Eye Institute, Thessaloniki, Greece, tranos@ophthalmica.gr.
Nikolaos KozeisOphthalmica Eye Institute, Thessaloniki, Greece, tranos@ophthalmica.gr.
Paris G TranosOphthalmica Eye Institute, Thessaloniki, Greece, tranos@ophthalmica.gr.
Athens Eye Hospital · GRUniversity General Hospital Attikon · GR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Macular edema (ME) represents the most common cause for visual loss among uveitis patients. The management of uveitic macular edema (UME) may be challenging, due to its often recalcitrant nature. Corticosteroids remain the mainstay of treatment, through their capability of effectively controlling inflammation and the associated ME. Topical steroids may be effective in milder cases of UME, particularly in edema associated with anterior uveitis. Posterior sub-Tenon and orbital floor steroids, as well as intravitreal steroids often induce rapid regression of UME, although this may be followed by recurrence of the pathology. Intra-vitreal corticosteroid implants provide sustained release of steroids facilitating regression of ME with less frequent injections. Topical nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may provide a safe alternative or adjuvant therapy to topical steroids in mild UME, predominantly in cases with underlying anterior uveitis. Immunomodulators including methotrexate, mycophenolate mofetil, tacrolimus, azathioprine, and cyclosporine, as well as biologic agents, notably the anti-tumor necrosis factor-α monoclonal antibodies adalimumab and infliximab, may accomplish the control of inflammation and associated ME in refractory cases, or enable the tapering of steroids. Newer biotherapies have demonstrated promising outcomes and may be considered in persisting cases of UME.

Indexed as

Adrenal Cortex HormonesHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsInflammationMacular EdemaUveitisAdrenal Cortex HormonesImmunosuppressive Agentsanti-TNFαcorticosteroidsdexamethasone implantinterferonsmacular edemaNSAIDstreatmentuveitis

Identifiers

PMID30858697
PMCPMC6387597
OpenAlexW2913502100

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