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ArticleGraefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie2022

Outcomes and complications of cataract surgery in patients with chronic ocular graft-versus-host-disease-a multicenter, retrospective analysis.

Uta Gehlsen, Christiane Faust, Christiane Blecha, Tina Dietrich-Ntoukas, Philipp Eberwein, Susanne Issleib, Tobias Meyer-Ter-Vehn, Regine Braun, Henrike Westekemper, Philipp Steven

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Article in Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie, 2022. 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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10 authors at 7 institutions in 1 country.

Uta GehlsenDivision for Dry-Eye and Ocular GvHD, Department of Ophthalmology, Medical Faculty, University and University Hospital of Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany.
Christiane FaustDivision for Dry-Eye and Ocular GvHD, Department of Ophthalmology, Medical Faculty, University and University Hospital of Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany.
Christiane BlechaDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
Tina Dietrich-NtoukasDepartment of Ophthalmology, Charité - Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universitaet Berlin, Humboldt Universitaet Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany.
Philipp EberweinEye Center, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Susanne IssleibEye Center, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Tobias Meyer-Ter-VehnUniversity Eye Hospital, University Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany.
Regine BraunDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
Henrike WestekemperDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg Essen, Essen, Germany.
Philipp StevenDivision for Dry-Eye and Ocular GvHD, Department of Ophthalmology, Medical Faculty, University and University Hospital of Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany. philipp.steven@uk-koeln.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6892-3619
University Hospital Regensburg · DEUniversity Medical Center Freiburg · DEUniversity of Cologne · DEHumboldt-Universität zu Berlin · DEUniversitätsklinikum Würzburg · DEUniversity Hospital Cologne · DEUniversity of Duisburg-Essen · DE

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft GE 3108/1-1Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft STE 1928/4-1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo evaluate the outcome of phacoemulsification in patients with chronic ocular Graft-versus-host disease (oGVHD) after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (aHSCT).

methodsRetrospective, observational multicenter study from 1507 oGVHD patients. From the patient files, data were collected including best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), intraocular pressure (IOP), Schirmer's test I, tear film break-up time (TFBUT), corneal fluorescein staining score, postoperative complications, and pre- and post-operative topical therapy.

resultsSeventy-three patients underwent cataract surgery in 104 eyes. In n = 84 eyes, the oGVHD NIH grade was documented; 12% (n = 12) of analyzed eyes were staged oGVHD NIH grade 1, 31% (n = 32) NIH 2 and 39% (n = 41) NIH 3. The mean BCVA improved in 82% of the eyes (n = 86 eyes). BCVA significantly increased from 0.7 ± 0.5 to 0.4 ± 0.4 LogMAR after surgery independent from oGVHD severity. The mean IOP decreased from 14 ± 4 to 13 ± 4 mmHg after surgery. Visual acuity was moderately correlated to the pre-operative degree of corneal staining (Pearson p = 0.26, p = 0.002, Cohen's effect size f = 0.29). The visual acuity decreased by 0.078 LogMar units (95% CI = 0.027-0.141) with each increase of corneal staining by one grade (p = 0.05). After surgery, corneal epitheliopathy increased significantly in 42% (n = 44) of the eyes. Postoperative complications included corneal perforation (n = 6, 6%), cystoid macular edema (n = 4, 4%), and endophthalmitis (n = 1, 1%).

conclusionPhacoemulsification in patients with chronic oGVHD significantly improves visual acuity, but is associated with an increased risk of complications in particular corneal epitheliopathy and corneal perforations.

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CataractCorneal PerforationGraft vs Host DiseaseMacular EdemaPhacoemulsificationHumansPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesCataractComplicationGraft-versus-host-diseasePhacoemulsification

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PMID35254513
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