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ArticleAmerican journal of ophthalmology2022

Optical Coherence Tomography Anatomic and Temporal Biomarkers in Uveitic Macular Edema.

Thomas A Ciulla, Barry Kapik, Mark R Barakat, Rahul N Khurana, Quan Dong Nguyen, Dilraj S Grewal, Thomas Albini, Emmett T Cunningham, Debra A Goldstein

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Article in American journal of ophthalmology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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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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  5. Baseline OCT biomarkers associated with visual prognosis in cystoid macular edema secondary to noninfectious uveitis.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 8 institutions in 1 country.

Thomas A CiullaClearside Biomedical, Inc (T.A.C., B.K.), Alpharetta, Georgia, USA. Electronic address: thomas.ciulla@clearsidebio.com.
Barry KapikClearside Biomedical, Inc (T.A.C., B.K.), Alpharetta, Georgia, USA.
Mark R BarakatRetinal Consultants of Arizona/Retinal Research Institute (M.R.B.) Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Rahul N KhuranaNorthern California Retina Vitreous Associates (R.N.K.), Mountain View, California, USA.
Quan Dong NguyenByers Eye Institute (Q.D.N., E.T.C.,), Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA.
Dilraj S GrewalDepartment of Ophthalmology (D.S.G.), Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Thomas AlbiniBascom Palmer Eye Institute (T.A.), University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA.
Emmett T CunninghamByers Eye Institute (Q.D.N., E.T.C.,), Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA; Department of Ophthalmology (E.T.C.), California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, California, USA; Francis I. Proctor Foundation (E.T.C.), University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, USA.
Debra A GoldsteinDepartment of Ophthalmology (D.A.G.), Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Clearside Biomedical (United States) · USDuke University · USNorthwestern University · USRetinal Consultants of Arizona · USRetina Vitreous Associates of Florida · USSmith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute · USUniversity of California, San Francisco · USUniversity of Miami · US

Funding

Stanford Vision Research CoreP30EY026877 · NEI · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI Jeffrey L Goldberg · 2017 to 2026
$8.0M
NEI NIH HHS P30 EY026877
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo assess the relationship between best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and optical coherence tomography (OCT) features in noninfectious uveitis (NIU)-related macular edema.

designClinical cohort study from post hoc analysis of 2 phase 3 clinical trials.

methodsCorrelation and longitudinal treatment analyses were performed. Of 198 patients with NIU, 134 received suprachoroidal CLS-TA (proprietary formulation of a triamcinolone acetonide injectable suspension), and 64 received sham, with 12.9% and 72%, respectively, receiving rescue therapy.

resultsAt baseline, mean BCVA progressively worsened with each ordinal drop in central subfield ellipsoid zone (EZ) integrity. Eyes with normal baseline EZ experienced greater 24-week change in BCVA versus those with some degree of baseline EZ disruption (11.9 vs 9.4 letters, P = .006). In contrast, eyes with baseline central subfield cystoid spaces and/or subretinal fluid showed more improvement (13.7 or 17.2 letters, respectively) at 24 weeks, versus those without such findings (5.5 [P = .012] or 9.5 letters [P < .001], respectively). Longitudinal modeling for CLS-TA-treated eyes showed that central subfield thickness (CST) reached 90% of maximal improvement by week 3, whereas 90% maximal response in BCVA was not reached until week 9. CLS-TA-treated eyes that showed CST reduction of ≥50 µm at 4 weeks experienced a greater 24-week improvement in BCVA versus those without such an early response (14.6 vs 6.5 letters, P = .006 for difference).

conclusionsPretreatment EZ integrity and the presence of central subfield cystoid spaces or subretinal fluid each predict improved therapeutic response to treatment in eyes with NIU. In CLS-TA treated eyes, longitudinal modeling shows CST improvement preceding BCVA improvement.

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Macular EdemaUveitisBiomarkersClinical Trials, Phase III as TopicCohort StudiesFollow-Up StudiesHumansIntravitreal InjectionsTomography, Optical CoherenceTreatment OutcomeVisual AcuityBiomarkers

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PMID34740628
PMCPMC10919549
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