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ArticlePharmaceutics2021

Monitoring New Long-Lasting Intravitreal Formulation for Glaucoma with Vitreous Images Using Optical Coherence Tomography.

Maria Jesus Rodrigo, Amaya Pérez Del Palomar, Alberto Montolío, Silvia Mendez-Martinez, Manuel Subias, Maria Jose Cardiel, Teresa Martinez-Rincon, José Cegoñino, José Maria Fraile, Eugenio Vispe and 3 more

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Article in Pharmaceutics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Maria Jesus RodrigoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Miguel Servet University Hospital, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-4009-3075
Amaya Pérez Del PalomarBiomaterials Group, Aragon Institute of Engineering Research (I3A), University of Zaragoza, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-0669-777X
Alberto MontolíoBiomaterials Group, Aragon Institute of Engineering Research (I3A), University of Zaragoza, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-7248-4399
Silvia Mendez-MartinezDepartment of Ophthalmology, Miguel Servet University Hospital, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-6072-1545
Manuel SubiasDepartment of Ophthalmology, Miguel Servet University Hospital, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-2344-016X
Maria Jose CardielDepartment of Pathology, Lozano Blesa University Hospital, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain.
Teresa Martinez-RinconDepartment of Ophthalmology, Miguel Servet University Hospital, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain.
José CegoñinoBiomaterials Group, Aragon Institute of Engineering Research (I3A), University of Zaragoza, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain.
José Maria FraileInstitute for Chemical Synthesis and Homogeneous Catalysis (ISQCH), Faculty of Sciences, University of Zaragoza-CSIC, C/Pedro Cerbuna 12, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-0136-5138
Eugenio VispeChromatography and Spectroscopy Laboratory, Institute for Chemical Synthesis and Homogeneous Catalysis (ISQCH), Faculty of Sciences, University of Zaragoza-CSIC, Pedro Cerbuna 12, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-4921-4734
José Antonio MayoralInstitute for Chemical Synthesis and Homogeneous Catalysis (ISQCH), Faculty of Sciences, University of Zaragoza-CSIC, C/Pedro Cerbuna 12, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain.
Vicente PoloDepartment of Ophthalmology, Miguel Servet University Hospital, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain.
Elena Garcia-MartinDepartment of Ophthalmology, Miguel Servet University Hospital, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain.
Universidad de Zaragoza · ESHospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa · ES

Funding

Carlos III Health Institute M17/00213Carlos III Health Institute PI17/01726Carlos III Health Institute PI17/01946Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación MAT2017-83858-C2-2
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Intravitreal injection is the gold standard therapeutic option for posterior segment pathologies, and long-lasting release is necessary to avoid reinjections. There is no effective intravitreal treatment for glaucoma or other optic neuropathies in daily practice, nor is there a non-invasive method to monitor drug levels in the vitreous. Here we show that a glaucoma treatment combining a hypotensive and neuroprotective intravitreal formulation (IF) of brimonidine-Laponite (BRI/LAP) can be monitored non-invasively using vitreoretinal interface imaging captured with optical coherence tomography (OCT) over 24 weeks of follow-up. Qualitative and quantitative characterisation was achieved by analysing the changes in vitreous (VIT) signal intensity, expressed as a ratio of retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) intensity. Vitreous hyperreflective aggregates mixed in the vitreous and tended to settle on the retinal surface. Relative intensity and aggregate size progressively decreased over 24 weeks in treated rat eyes as the BRI/LAP IF degraded. VIT/RPE relative intensity and total aggregate area correlated with brimonidine levels measured in the eye. The OCT-derived VIT/RPE relative intensity may be a useful and objective marker for non-invasive monitoring of BRI/LAP IF.

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brimonidinedrug deliveryglaucomaintravitrealLaponitemonitoringnanomedicineoptical coherence tomographyvitreous

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PMID33562488
PMCPMC7915309
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