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ArticleBMJ open ophthalmology2020

Dexamethasone intracameral drug-delivery suspension for inflammation associated with vitreoretinal surgery.

Daniel F Kiernan

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Article in BMJ open ophthalmology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Daniel F KiernanOphthalmology, Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island, Rockville Centre, New York, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9447-8640
Winthrop-University Hospital · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate the efficacy of an anterior chamber intracameral dexamethasone (ICD) drug-delivery suspension (Dexycu; EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Watertown, Massachusetts, USA) providing sustained release of medication following a single application for the treatment of postoperative inflammation in patients undergoing vitreoretinal surgery compared to daily postoperative treatment with topical corticosteroids for up to 1 month. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: Retrospective case-matched comparison of patients undergoing initial vitreoretinal surgery by a single surgeon. Patients had a preoperative best-corrected visual acuity of 20/20 to light perception and a variety of vitreoretinal pathologies. 27 eyes of 27 patients received ICD at the time of surgery and were compared with 27 eyes of 27 patients who received daily postoperative corticosteroid eye drops over 4 weeks. The primary efficacy outcome was anterior chamber cell (ACC) clearing (0 cells) in the study eye at postoperative day (POD) 7. Ocular adverse events were assessed through POD 90.

resultsACC clearing at POD 7 was achieved in 67% of eyes in the ICD treatment group and 37% of eyes in the control group treated with topical corticosteroids (p=0.029). No serious ocular adverse events were noted up to POD 90 in either group.

conclusionThe ICD drug-delivery suspension placed in the anterior chamber after vitreoretinal surgery was more effective than topical corticosteroids in treating inflammation occurring 1 week following vitreoretinal surgery and thus may be an alternative to daily corticosteroid drop installation in this patient population.

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PMID32426525
PMCPMC7228554
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