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ArticleTherapeutics and clinical risk management2020

Efficacy of Topical Nepafenac 0.3% in the Management of Postoperative Cystoid Macular Edema.

Athanassios K Giarmoukakis, Styliani V Blazaki, Georgios C Bontzos, Argyro D Plaka, Konstantinos N Seliniotakis, Larissa D Ioannidi, Miltiadis K Tsilimbaris

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Article in Therapeutics and clinical risk management, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Athanassios K Giarmoukakis *Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, Greece.
Styliani V Blazaki *Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, Greece.
Georgios C BontzosDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, Greece.
Argyro D PlakaDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, Greece.
Konstantinos N SeliniotakisDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, Greece.
Larissa D IoannidiDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, Greece.
Miltiadis K TsilimbarisDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-0130-1150
University Hospital of Heraklion · GR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo assess the effect of twice-daily nepafenac ophthalmic suspension 0.3% on postoperative cystoid-macular-edema (CME). PATIENTS AND

methodsIn this prospective, clinic-based, non-randomized case-series, 21 patients (21 eyes) were enrolled with either acute or chronic postoperative CME after cataract extraction. Patients were treated with twice-daily nepafenac 0.3% drops, and followed for at least a 4-month period. Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT)-derived central retinal thickness (CRT) were measured.

resultsFrom 21 patients, eight presented with acute postoperative CME and 13 with chronic CME. Mean follow-up was 4.82±1.24 months. No adverse events were reported during the study. Baseline BCVA was 0.49±0.36 logMAR and improved to 0.36±0.42 logMAR at the last follow-up visit (

conclusionOur outcomes strongly suggest that administrating nepafenac 0.3% drops on a twice-daily regimen could be a promising alternative for the management of postoperative CME. Additional studies are necessary to further validate our results.

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cataract operationnepafenacpostoperative macular edematopical usetreatment

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