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ArticleInternational ophthalmology2022

Intravitreal dexamethasone implant for noninfectious uveitis in Chinese patients.

Shun Zeng, Li Yang, Feng Bai, Tao Liu, Xiaoli Liu

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  3. Pathogenesis and current therapies for non-infectious uveitis.Clinical and experimental medicine · 2023
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shun ZengOphthalmologic Center of the Second Hospital, Jilin University, Ziqiang Street 218, Changchun, 130000, People's Republic of China.
Li YangOphthalmologic Center of the Second Hospital, Jilin University, Ziqiang Street 218, Changchun, 130000, People's Republic of China.
Feng BaiOphthalmologic Center of the Second Hospital, Jilin University, Ziqiang Street 218, Changchun, 130000, People's Republic of China.
Tao LiuOphthalmologic Center of the Second Hospital, Jilin University, Ziqiang Street 218, Changchun, 130000, People's Republic of China.
Xiaoli LiuOphthalmologic Center of the Second Hospital, Jilin University, Ziqiang Street 218, Changchun, 130000, People's Republic of China. lpw_lxl@126.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5793-1872
Jilin University · CN

Funding

Jilin Province Health Special Project 2020SCZT058Jilin Province Science and Technology Development Plan Project 20200201333JCNational Natural Science Foundation of China 81300752
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo evaluate the effectiveness and safety of the dexamethasone intravitreal implant (DEX-I) in Non-Infectious Uveitis (NIU) in Chinese patients.

methodsNinety-one eyes of 77 patients (56 men, 21 women) receiving 130 implant injections for NIU were included. Treatment indication, uveitis diagnosis, best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), central retinal thickness (CRT), vitreous haze score, intraocular pressure, phakic status, number of injections, time to reinjection, and systemic treatments were collected at baseline, 1 week, 1 month, 3 and 6 months after treatment.

resultsAll patients were followed for at least 12 weeks and had a mean follow-up period of 5.1 months (range, 3-14 months) after the first implant. The main treatment indications were macular edema (ME), retinal vasculitis, retinal vasculitis with ME. Sixty-one eyes (67.03%) received only one injection, while 31 eyes (32.97%) received two or more. In eyes that received 2 injections, the mean time to the second injection was 3.83 months and in those that received 3 injections, the mean time to the third injection was 7.5 months. BCVA and CRT significantly improved at 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months after treatment. When compared to baseline, the mean prednisone (or equivalent) dosage significantly decreased at 3- and 6-month follow-up evaluations after DEX implantation.14.29% of eyes developed a transient increase in intraocular pressure, and a cataract was removed from 1 phakic eye.

conclusionsDEX implants, either alone or in combination with common adjunctive NIU treatments, is safe and effective in the treatment of NIU in Chinese patients.

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Macular EdemaUveitisChinaDexamethasoneDrug ImplantsFemaleGlucocorticoidsHumansIntravitreal InjectionsMaleRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeVisual AcuityDexamethasoneDrug ImplantsGlucocorticoidsCentral retinal thicknessIntraocular pressureIntravitreal dexamethasone implantNoninfectious uveitis

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